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Eric Graeb wrote: > I generally try to reply to the spam and ask to be removed from there > mailing list even if they don't have that option. Quite often this will get > me nothing more than a second copy of the email but I like to give them the > benefit of the doubt that the got the address legitimately before I report > them. I only truly get annoyed if they ignore my request to stop which no > legitimate small business person would. It depends. Most often it just confirms to the spammer that they have a valid e-mail address, even if they *say* they will remove you from their list. The e-mail client I use at home (kmail) has an interesting option. You can "bounce" the e-mail, and it will appear to the sender that the e-mail was undeliverable. It only works if the from: address is valid, though. Another hint: When looking at e-mail from questionable sources, make sure HTML rendering is turned off. The occasional spam e-mail includes a "web bug" that if requested can verify to the spammer that the e-mail was indeed read. Oh, and here's a trick I use on my personal web site: I don't make any secret of my home e-mail address, but it can be found on only one page on my web site. That page can only be reached through an HTTP POST request (through a very simple 2-click form), which should block any e-mail siphon from reading the address. (But on the whole, I'm sure the reason I get so little spam e-mail is due to spam blocking. I know my personal ISP has it, and I suspect the IBM firewall has it too.) Cheers! Hans
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