On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 11:43:51 -0400 (EDT), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> $ ipw 202.98.196.68 > gives all the info one would need to write a nastygram. Hey Steve, what is the point in sending a spammer a nastygram? By doing so you are confirming to him that your email address is valid and you are letting him know that he is getting his messages through to you and that you are even reading them. Your nastygrams to spammers will give them even more encouragement. I just send my spams to spamcop, but I don't think it does much good. I continue to receive the same kinds of spam messages, same format, same sales pitch, same phrases, and same buzz words, but just advertising a different product or service. I know that the same enemy organization is behind it every time because what I am receiving is obviously the result of cut-and-paste jobs using portions of messages I had received previously. I know that all the different warheads are being lobbed at me from the same guns because all the projectiles bear the same unique tool markings. They just use a different fake "reply-to" and they use a different smtp server with each message. Maybe if I just ignored my spams the spammers would get the idea that they aren't getting through to me and they would take me off their mailing lists. I know it isn't going to do me any good to "click here to unsubscribe". Glenn says that when he stopped reporting his spams to spamcop it resulted in his getting spammed less frequently. The disadvantage of responding with return fire is that the return fire discloses your position so that they can get a good fix on you. Then they will just dial in the coordinates of your location on their aiming mechanisms and then proceed to blow you away with their roving big guns. Before your support battalions can be called up to do anything to try to get back at them they will be gone and outta there. Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/
