Re: Help! Smtp authentication?

[Sam Ewalt]

On Sun, 04 Feb 2001 15:30:34 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote:


> I used to get ticked off each time I got a piece of spam.
> I would go to great lengths to try and stop it.
> (send a spam report via spamcop.net and the send 10 CCs to each and
> every server the spamcop report had identified)

> The result.... EVEN MORE SPAM !!!

> So, my reaction from staryting about 2 monthsa go..... link to the
> trash button and forget it.

> Result.... the flow of spam has been reduced.



Yes, responding in any way to spam (as with junk snail mail) will
gets you marked as a responder. And broadcasting your email address
to all and sundry to complain just spreads your name and address
around.

I'm convinced the best response to spam is simply to delete it and
forget it. 


Sam Ewalt
Croswell, Michigan
USA
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