[NTLUG:Discuss] Spammer harvesting addresses from this list?

[Neil Aggarwal]

Fred:

I think Thomas was referring more to legit businesses that are
aggressive in advertising themselves, but all spam has a benefit
for the spammer.  They are all trying to sell you *something*.
Not buying what they are selling is the best way to stop spam.
If the spammers did not get a single cent from spamming, they 
would not waste their time doing it.

	Neil.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org 
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of fredjame
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 1:12 PM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Spammer harvesting addresses 
> from this list?
> 
> 
> I guess I can appreciate that - but how does one track down 
> the "vendor" 
> without verifying one's own address for that "vendors" 
> mailing list(s)?  
> Is this just for so called legit business who unfortunately 
> practice a 
> bit of mass advertising (spam by another name still stinks), 
> or can your 
> "identification" method be used against all, or most, spammers?  The 
> legit businesses don't tick me nearly as much as the seedy (deleted 
> explicative).
> 
> Cameron, Thomas wrote:
> 
> ><rant>
> >
> >Hi all -
> >
> >I just received a piece of recruiting spam.  I am reasonably 
> certain that the spammer harvested my address from this list.
> >
> >The following is just my personal philosophy - I can't speak 
> for my employer, Bank of America.
> >
> >Any vendor who spams me is warned that this will result in 
> that vendor being permanently and irrevocably blacklisted.  
> That is, I will never do business with that vendor and I will 
> do my best to ensure that no one in my organization will 
> every do business with that vendor.
> >
> >UCE is a plague, and I will not tolerate it.  I will do 
> everything in my power to make sure that spam costs the 
> sender business.
> >
> ></rant>
> >
> >Thanks,
> >--
> >Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
> >Assistant Vice President
> >Linux Design and Engineering
> >Bank of America
> >(972) 997-9641
> >
> >The opinions expressed in this message are mine alone and do 
> not necessarily reflect the opinions of my employer, Bank of America. 
> >
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