On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 11:05:03AM -0700, Vernon Schryver wrote:
From: Kee Hinckley <nazgul(_at_)somewhere(_dot_)com>
I've repeatedly pointed out reasons why that is not just possible but
quite likely. Contrary to spammer fighter religious dogma, many
(but certainly not all) spammers care very much about receiving
"bounces" and "removes." Many spammers honestly think that letting
their targets opt-out is the right thing to do.
In that case, things have changed a lot since April 2002.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/04/spam.htm:
In another initiative, Netforce partners tested whether "remove
me" or "unsubscribe" options in spam were being honored. From
e-mail forwarded to the FTC's database, the agencies culled
more than 200 e-mails that purported to allow recipients to
remove their name from a spam list. The agencies set up dummy
e-mail accounts to test the pledges, but discovered that the
vast majority of addresses to which they sent the requests
were invalid. Most of the "remove me" requests did not get
through. Based on information gathered by the Netforce, the FTC
has sent more than 75 letters warning spammers that deceptive
"removal" claims in unsolicited e-mail are illegal.
--j.
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