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On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 08:46:00PM +0100, annie@geekbabe.com wrote:
>
> What's been bothering me lately is I've been getting more and more spam
> to this address (the one that's in the FAQ and on the website) that implies
> I've done something to opt-in to their list.

Don't worry, they are just lying. Complain to the ISP as usual, most
Sysadmins just look through the Spammers false claims.
 
> I know for certain that I've never, NEVER, EVER opted in to any commercial
> list from this address. My business e-mail address (which never appears on
> web pages, newsgroups, etc.) gets almost no spam, even though I'm on a
> bunch of vendor lists and such.
>
> I'm sure some are just faking the "Here's the info you requested" subject
> to get people to read it.

I like the "Re: Your mail" headers as well...

> (Trust me, I've never requested any information
> about Viagra - LOL!) But the way some of them look, I think slimeballs are
> selling spam lists, like those collected from web pages and newsgroups,
> to unsuspecting businesses as lists which people have voluntarily
> subscribed to.
>
> Anybody else noticed this?

Certainly. Somebody needs to do some serious shooting on the spammer
front...

However, I have noticed that active complaining (a.k.a. "whackamole")
keeps the spam level down to a mere nuisance. If I am to lazy to dig
for adresses, and just delete the spam, the spam level starts to rise
almost instantly. Apparently there is a constant influx of new
spammers, and old ones never delete you from their list...

Bye,

    Stephan

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