Randolph Peters wrote:
> Every time SPAM does get through to my email account I redirect it to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] your isp here] and it has been my impression that
> this helps cut down on the junk that does get through.
David W. Fenton wrote:
I would doubt this has any effect, because most of the FROM addresses
on these are forged. I get bounces for spam that's been sent out
under one of my email addresses, and someone complaining to my ISP
would be wasting their time, as I didn't send it in the first place.
You really have to read the headers of the email to know where the
spam is coming from, and even then, it's tricky to distinguish forged
headers from the real thing.
The best thing to do with spam is NOTHING. Don't respond to it in any
way, either reporting it to an ISP or unsubscribing. Just delete it.
I agree with you except for using the reportspam email address.
I think my ISP set up a reportspam email address not as a complaints
department, but as a way to fine-tune their spam filters. I don't
believe anyone reads these, they are just data points for their spam
filtering programs. I think the contents of the SPAM and sometimes
the headers are useful to detect patterns. At least, this is how I
understand their literature on the subject.
-Randolph Peters
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