-Caveat Lector- The following is extracted from Reason Express REx41, v2 Welcome to Reason Express, the weekly e-newsletter from Reason magazine. Reason Express is written by Washington-based journalist Jeff A. Taylor and draws on the ideas and resources of the Reason editorial staff. For more information on Reason, visit our Web site at www.reason.com. Send your comments about Reason Express to Jeff A. Taylor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and Virginia Postrel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). - - Rat Tart - - Monty Python taught us that there is only one thing worse than rat tart (preferably a piece with not so much rat in it) and that is spam. As a public service, Reason Express offers this quick guide to spam handling. The first and most important rule is never, ever respond to spam, even if it is to a "remove" address, or worse, a phone number. Best case, doing so identifies your email account as active and you as someone who reads through unsolicited dreck--just the sort of person spammers would want to spam again and again. Worst case, the "remove" link or phone number brings you to a serious scam site or telemarketer. So what to do? The most important part of the spam isn't in the body of the message, anyway. It is the "header" of the message. In that header reside clues to the spammer's true address. Most email readers automatically hide the alphabet soup of header info during day-to-day use. But a change in an email programs "view" or "preference" options will bring up header info for any email message. Search for "headers" in a program's help file for instructions on how to do this. For AOL users, try keyword "spam" as a starting place. That may sound like a pain, but without headers it is impossible for the Internet's various spam-busting forces to be used. Many service providers will cut off service to spammers once presented with evidence of spam in the form of a complete email message. One service that helps automate the process of complaining about spam is SpamCop. The site can be used in demo mode to identify the source of spam and also sells a spam-filtering service. Wiping out spam is, of course, impossible. But it is a worthy goal, and even a little bit of information can punch serious gaps in spam flow. For more info on detecting fake email addresses in spam see http://www.bluemarble.net/~scotty/forgery.html http://www.faqs.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq/spam-faq/index.html For how to complain about spam try http://www.elsop.com/wrc/complain.htm For SpamCop see http://www.spamcop.net ************************************************************* QUICK HITS - - Quote of the Week - - "Individualists will be using Macintoshes," Larry Ellison, CEO of software giant Oracle and Microsoft hater, when asked about how his vision for networked computing can adapt to those who need individual systems. http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/22124.html?wnpg=2 - - Misdirection Play - - Efforts are underway to overload the worldwide electronic snooping system known as Echelon by sticking sensitive keywords in everyday communications. 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