On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 12:53:19 -0400 Ben Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Donna, > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 10:16:11AM -0600, Donna Jean Glasgow > wrote: > > TAKE MY NAME OFF YOUR F*****G SPAM LIST. I DO NOT WANT > > IT. > > You just swore at a list of free software developers (and > users, some of them minors) whose work is with children. > I'm sure that was not your intent. > > It is likely the spammer used our address > ([email protected]) in the "From:" field of their > spam. This is, alas, common practice among spammers (to > falsify the addresses the mail is apparently sent from). > Railing out against the spammer is, therefore, quite > ineffective, as 99.9% of the time your message will not > actually go back to the spammer, but rather to the address > the spammer spoofed. And supposing your email did actually > go back to the spammer, do you think they care? I'll > guarantee they do not. The mindset of the spammer is that > they don't care how many people they offend, so long as some > of them buy their services, goods, or fall for their scam. > > So in future, if you feel like venting, please direct your > fury at a nearby punching bag (or take action against it > constructively -- go to google.com and search for "fight > spam" for some ideas). Good advice Ben - spamassassin works a treat for me. adam
