Problem with that is when you respond to a spam they then know you have a
live address. You can add a line to your reply to address like
ckrug@nospam.laf.cioe.com. Other wise just delete and go on.
Larry
At this exact moment in time 9/16/99 13:06, ckrug@laf.cioe.com made the
profound statement:
>Oops, looks like one slipped through today. Another one of those get rich
>quick pyramid schemes. I could just ignore it, but that's not my style.
>What I always do is reply to the sender, including the original message,
>with this statement attached:
>"NOTICE TO BULK E-MAILERS Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5,
>Subchapter II, p.227, any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent
>to this address is subject to a download and archival fee in the
>amount of $500 US. Anyone who sends unsolicited commercial e-mail to
>this account will be charged a $500 proofreading fee. Consider this
>official notification. Failure to abide by this will result in legal
>action."
>In the event that they've used a fake email adress, I have a filter set up
>to discard any messages that bounce back to me. Maybe if enough of us do
>this, these people will get the point. Or their ISP will notice the volume
>and cut them off. It's worth a try.
>
>Calvin Krug
>
>"Poke me with a fork, I think I'm done"
>
Larry Macy
78 Midget
Keep your top down and your chin up
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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