They wouldn't keep doing it and in increasing numbers if there wasn't the
occational byte from the sucker that those emails are intended, which makes
the profit and spamming worth while. Sad.
Yes, it's a pain. There are products that you can buy that will block the
Spam.
Q - Who's not spam free but has a delete key instead.
At 09:38 AM 8/18/97 PDT, Roland Dudley wrote:
>Carol,
>
>My reply was a bit more terse than I intended. I didn't mean to imply
>that you were wrong about getting on junk mail lists by posting to
>newsgroups- that's probably the primary source. But I also know you can
>get on a list by simply visiting a web site. I know, 'cuz I got on at
>least one such list that way.
>
>As to annoying, I'm starting to get down right pissed about it. The
>volume seems to be increasing on a daily basis. Naturally most of my
>responses to be removed (even to the postmasters) bounce because the
>return addresses are fakes. I can't imagine why these jerks think
>anyone would buy something from them if they don't even have the guts to
>supply a real address.
>
>Roland
>
>
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