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Re: [OT] SpamCop.net



On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 09:57:40AM -0600, DvB wrote:
> 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.

Most mail clients out there have fixed this bug, or never had it to
begin with.  If your mailer still parses HTML, you should either
switch to a different mailer or file a bug report with your vender,
this is a privacy issue.

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