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Re: [LUG] Spam. What Spam?



On Thursday 03 Jul 2003 1:07 am, Neil Williams wrote:

> > On Wednesday 02 July 2003 19:15, you wrote:
> > >the href="" sections contain unique log ID references that
> >
> > can tell the spammer that the email has been read and that
> > therefore the account is live.
> >
> > Which made me think that one might send a stream of spoofed
> > "unique log ID references" back to the bastards concerned,
> > devaluing their lists of "live" email addresses.
>>
> Sounds like more work than is required. Use SpamAssassin and install Razor
> too, then the spam can be reported as verified and spam filters all over
> the internet can be updated.

Or use Spamcop.....pretty effective...gets those spammers accounts shut down.

Mike


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