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Date:         Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:01:19 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Earlier SPAM Fw: Returned mail: User unknown
Comments: To: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <004701c0339f$05206680$2c6ca2cd@default>
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Hotmail takes quick action when someone (me, for example ;->) forwards such
a message with headers ato <abuse@hotmail.com>.


In general it is unwise to reply to "Remove Me" addresses since that
confirms that you in fact exist, thus making your name much more valuable
to the spammers...


david


At 12:19 10/11/2000, mike miller wrote:
>List,
>
>This is what I got when I tried to get off that earlier SPAM on a 'great
>opportunity'.  Could it be that the sender was lying about being able to get
>off their mailing list?
>
>Mike


David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
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