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[Karyn Quinlan]

>I don't think replying to {remove,abuse,postmaster}@somedomain.zork is
>very effective, except to make the spam-recipient feel a little better.
>But changing ISP's for a spammer is just as routine as changing underwear,
>except that it probably happens more often.  It's just one of the activities
>of running a business.  The idea that it causes pain and expense to the
>spammer is wishful thinking, IMO. 

If you're responding to my comments, you got it wrong. (But I see I could 
have been clearer...) I was talking about the marketing used by ISPs of 
giving trial offers etc. This is like heaven to a spammer. The spammers 
incur no costs whatsoever and move on as soon as they get "caught," or 
sooner. Like you say, like changing their underwear...
  
Spam should be sent back to those who encourage it by way of their trial 
offers and other low or no risk invitations to spam! Send it back -- but 
certainly not to the spammer! (they will be only too happy to harvest your 
address). Send spam back by way of the offending ISP (use abuse@ or 
postmaster@). Clog up *their* system. If everybody did it, these companies 
(the offending ISPs) may start to feel the costs of their marketing ploys.

Enuff said?




>I routinely report spam to abuse (see below). It takes 2 seconds. However, 
>the problem of spam is much larger. The marketing used by such companies
>(free email, trial offers etc.) is a huge part of the problem. Spammers
can move 
>on very quickly to yet another free and/or trial account. Personally, I do
>not think spam is a trivial problem. It has real costs. I suggest that at a
>minimum people report all spam to abuse at _____.com or postmaster at ____.com 

>If the marketing efforts of these companies start to clog up *their* system, 
>things may change. Just a thought...
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