On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 09:11:54AM +0100, John wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark C > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 09:03, John wrote: > >>In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > >>>Please see the attached file for details. > >>>[ A MIME application / octet-stream part was included here. ] > >> > >>PLEASE DELETE [EMAIL PROTECTED] FROM YOUR DATABASE > > > >Please read the bottom of the emails to the list: > > PLEASE DELETE PERPOL.DEMON.CO.UK FROM YOUR DATA BASE
We have no database. In fact, we aren't the ones sending you these mails. There's a Windows virus going around at the moment that spoofs innocent parties' addresses to send out huge amounts of junk. Unfortunately, this hurts both the people receiving the junk and the people falsely named as sending it (since they get mail bounces, irate replies, and so on). Unless you're good at tracking down the real source of the messages, there's nothing much you can do other than improve your filtering and do your best to ignore the rest, and there's certainly nothing we can do. By the way, you might find it useful to know that, in the case of real junk mailers, sending replies saying "please delete me from your database" often just confirms that your address is valid and targets you for more spam. It's only the ethical people who'll actually remove you, and few spammers are particularly ethical. Best regards, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
