On Mon, 2 Jun 1997 21:11:38 +0000 (GMT),
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<Pine(_dot_)LNX(_dot_)3(_dot_)91(_dot_)970602210013(_dot_)22514A-100000(_at_)pcans1(_dot_)pca(_dot_)net>,
"Matthew G. Saroff" <msaroff(_at_)pca(_dot_)net> wrote:
I'd like to forward some of the spam that I get to about 535
people. I know how to forward it to one person, but in order to make
remove requests easier, I'd like to put the addresses I am sending to in
one file, so that any remove request can be done just once, and quickly.
I'm using a list of 50+ filters that I picked up off the web
(Thanks to Catherine A. Hampton, you're a saint), and I want to have a
single list of email addresses, so when the (inevitable) remove request
for removals come, I'll be able to address them quickly and efficiently.
This is a bad idea, for several reasons. First of all, if you forward
any spam to that many people, then you are spamming, yourself. That
will, among other things, make you no better than the spammers that
sent their garbage to YOU, in the first place. Also, I think that
investing time and energy in sending remove requests is a waste of
time, and ill-advised. Many of us can attest to the fact that they do
no good, since you will continue to get even more spam. Why not,
instead, start learning more about how to deal with email/Usenet abuse?
Do a Web search on "spam", "anti-spam", for example, to locate sites
and/or FAQ's about the subject. You could even try lurking in
n.a.n.a.e..
Also: if anyone out there knows where I can get a list of the
emails for the house and senate, please tell me.
I am sure that you can find this info, via a Web search. But, again,
don't spam them, either. It will only hurt the cause.
Debra Walker
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