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Re: [LUG] Bouncing spam...

 

On Saturday 01 December 2007 08:32, Neil Stone wrote:
> Am I the only one thinking that having a "postmaster" account that
> bounces what the MTA thinks is spam is a daft idea ??
>
> I recently recv'd an email, to which I replied.. my reply was bounced
> from a specific email address.. the instruction was "reply if you think
> this has been blocked in error" so I did... my reply was bounced, again..
What you've done there is Confirm your e-mail is working to someone. SO now 
they know they have a human at the end of that e-mail address so can sell it 
on for a few pennies more!
DUCK!
Tom te tom te tom


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