Re: Opt-Out option for crap mail?

From: *Vanguard* (no-email_at_no-spam.invalid)
Date: 02/26/04

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    Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:14:12 -0600

    "Itz Just Me" said in news:j2ks30loi25dn3br4s9vkf6q0bntk2le7m@4ax.com:
    > I am getting more and more of unsolicted crap in my mail box. One item
    > had an option of getting removed from the list. I hit the link and it
    > took me to a screen that had OPT-IN highlighted as the default choice.
    > http://www.wegotagooddeal.biz/
    >
    > While it has "Opt Out" as an option, the ENTER button says "Register
    > Now!" I don't want to get caught up in any word games that bring even
    > more crap into my box.
    >
    > Is there ANY way of really dealing with this situation?

    So you really believe a spammer is going to let your opt-out? You really
    believe that clicking that opt-out button will *reduce* your spam? Yeah,
    like no spammer is going to use a bogus opt-out process to get recipients to
    identify valid AND *monitored* e-mail accounts, no, uh uh. Hey, I got a
    deal for you. Send me $299.99 cash or money order and I'll guarantee that
    you get no spam for up to 12 hours after receipt of payment or half your
    money back.

    Don't opt out unless it is a highly recognized sender, like IBM, HP,
    Microsoft, etc., and you check the HTML source to verify the link actually
    takes you to their domain instead of a scam site. When you answer the
    doorbell, you tell them you're there. 

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