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 >[log in to unmask] > 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