don't reply to spam

["Alton Stephens" <astephen@xxxxxxxx>]

This bears repeating- never respond to unsolicited email to "remove" as the
spammer then gets credit for a positive hit.  Just completely ignore it.


Al Stephens
astephen@xxxxxxxx

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of MrtoYew@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 7:47 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Offence under US code Title 47, Sec 227(b) (1) (C)
>
>
> >      By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer
> >     meets the definition of a telephone fax machine.
>
> It's close and some would like to interpret this law as including
> Email, but
> to my knowledge there is not yet been a precedence.
>
> The laws that currently do apply; require that spam be properly return
> addressed, and provide a means for you to be removed from their
> mailing list
> (which the Wiz ad handled cleanly).
>
>  I hope no one falls for the reply to remove scam with a real
> spammer as you
> will be removed from that list but the spammer profits by selling
> a verified
> address of someone who opens the stuff.
>
> David
>