Isn't there a way to send a user unknown reply.
I bet some of the spammers look for those 
to eliminate the useless addresses.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert N. Eaton [mailto:moth28@infinet-is.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 8:29 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: am I just naive about spam


Bill,

In my opinion, the best thing to do with Spam is to delete it
immediately. Don't let the bastards know that they have a "live" one. 
This won't stop it, but it will discourage them somewhat.

Bob Eaton

arson smith wrote:
> 
> Not so much linux related but still I felt I
> needed to vent somewhere any you guys should
> understand where I am comeing from.
> 
> I was getting an occasional spam email like
> maybe once a week when I decided that I should
> go ahead and fill out the stuff to be removed.
> as soon as I did that I don't know if they
> decided wow I have a real address here.  now
> I get 3-10 spam messages from porn-home bussnes-
> loan-everything else crap.  I never understood
> why people complained so much until now.  I
> don't know if it is from the place I said to
> unsubscribe me or if they just sold my email
> to everyone else in the world??? arg!!
> 
> Bill Warner
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