I have received several in the past few days from yahoo addresses. I have forwarded them to postmaster@yahoo.com. I have received replies that they will be investigated. Of course the chances are slim with so many. Perhaps if enough are forward to them, they will do a better job of filtering them out! -- Ray T. Bentley, RPT Alton, IL ray@bentley.net www.ray.bentley.net T ogether E veryone A chieves M ore > From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 00:37:30 -0400 > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Dead links and SPAM > > Rob, > I have heard that it is not a dead link at all but rather somthing > that records your e-mail address as active and puts you on a list to > sell to their clients. Best to just delete and move on. The ones I hate > are the "We are 18" ones and the "breast / penis enlargement". I really > must get around to setting up those filters! > > Greg > > robert goodale wrote: > >> I was wondering if anyone has had any successful experiences in >> dealing with unsubscribing SPAM. Lately I seem to be getting a >> lot of it and there is always the little friendly disclaimer at >> the bottom: >> >> "If you would like to be removed from our mailing list please >> click on the following link to unsubscribe". >> >> In almost all cases it turns out to be a dead link to nowhere or >> when you send the e-mail request it just comes back >> "undeliverable". In other words they include the unsubscribe >> link to look good but know darn well it will do nothing- fraud >> pure and simple. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> Rob Goodale, RPT >> Las Vegas, NV > > -- > Greg Newell > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > > >
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