Re: [OT] SpamCop.net
Brian McGroarty <brian@mcgroarty.net> writes:
> On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 09:57:40AM -0600, DvB wrote:
> > Kevin.Bewley@camr.org.uk writes:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I know this is off-topic but since joining this list I'm getting
> > > increasing levels of Spam. I've heard that using SpamCop.net to process and
> > > report spam can help. Is this true? Is it worth bothering with?
> > >
> >
> > The biggest problem with spamcop, and reporting spam in general, IMO,
> > is that you have to open the message in order to do so. Many spammers
> > nowdays have little notification mechanisms embedded in the HTML of
> > their messages which sends an ack to the spammer that your address is
> > valid and you do indeed "read your spam." This, in turn, brings more
> > spam to your address.
> >
> > Of course, this is only a problem if your mail reader supports HTML
> > messages and you have this feature enabled. I don't know if Lotus Notes
> > supports HTML mail, but I think it's likely that it does.
>
> It's worth noting that many mail readers allow you to disable the
> loading of external graphics, while still rendering HTML and attached
> graphics. This is a good way to defeat these spam recipient address
> validators.
>
Just disable HTML rendering completely. All you need is the headers and,
besides, anybody who sends you HTML formatted mail (unless it's your
boss) probably isn't worth listening to anyway ;-)
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