On 08/22/03 07:53 AM, Theodore Heise sat at the `puter and typed: > > > On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > > > My new method of stopping the spam . . . > > > > > > Good day sir. > > > > I am writing to inform you that I would like to be removed from every > > bulk email list your products are peddled through. > > > > I am writing to you at this address because, although the unsolicited > > messages I am receiving do contain a link to unsubscribe, but the > > unsubscribe page in question still hasn't removed my addresses from > > your lists. You will find a sample message attached so you may verify > > my claim. > > > I used this approach with the individual listed as the technical > and administrative contact for the DHS Club domain (Richard Burke) > about a year and a half ago. I didn't use a script, but hand > forwarded each spam. At one point he actually replied to me, > asking what I wanted. After I told him in a reply, the spams > dwindled. I'm not convinced there was a causal relationship.
I'm not sure this will have much effect either, but at least it feels like I'm slapping back. I've dwindled my daily catch to about 40, which isn't bad when you consider I used to get 70 - 100 (yes, daily). Now, SA helps by catching these messages, so that I am rarely surprised when I'm expecting to find a message from a friend or relative in my inbox and find some farm escapades advertisement instead. Those are not a widely advertised addresses, either. It's not like I'm administering any list, website, or anything. I've just made the unforgivable mistake of posting questions to various archived mailing lists. I think one time I posted a question to a technical newsgroup comp.unix.solaris, IIRC - which was apparently a global notification that I was in the market for all manner of porn, penis pills, and adult match sites. I know at least one person felt set upon for receiving my original message, and maybe I did get offtopic with it. I'm sorry for the inconvenience if that's the case. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ And do you think (fop that I am) that I could be the Scarlet Pumpernickel? ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: VM Ware With VMware you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine. WITHOUT REBOOTING! Mix Linux / Windows / Novell virtual machines at the same time. Free trial click here:http://www.vmware.com/wl/offer/358/0 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
