At 07:33 PM 11/1/97 +0000, you wrote:
>At 12:08 1-11-97 -0400, Linda B. Ellis wrote:
>>        I too am offended by such messages, but I don't know how to avoid
>>them.  I started to reply with a simple "Disgusting" but I chickened
>>out because I thought they would then have my email address.  Do you
>>know if this is the case?
>>        Thanks.
>>
>My advice would be not to reply to this kind of spam. Sending these folks a
>reply is a kind of confirmation that your e-mail address is correct and the
>consequence may be that they are going to use it again. Sending an
>"unsubscribe" message may have the same effect. Trashing these kind of
>messages or filtering your e-mail would seem better options. (An e-mail
>program like Eudora has this facility)
>Willem van Bork
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If you have AT&T, there is an "abuse desk" where you can send your
complaints: "[log in to unmask]" - I use it every time I get SPAM.  They
reply with a "form e-mail" response, but I believe that they take action
whenever possible.  Do other services offer any similar services?
 
Paul E. Doniger