Klarinet Archive - Posting 000496.txt from 2001/03

From: Erik Ableson <eableson@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] email help [OT]
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:33:02 -0500

In the long run you're far better served to simply report them to spamcop and
then ignore them. As soon as you stoop to their level you can end up in a ugly
mess. First of all any fax you send out will have your number on it - it's
required by US federal law and you can be sued for sending a fax with the
intent to tie up the recipient's equipment.

Then think on this - if that's you're immediate reaction, what happens when the
next spam message that goes out has your fax number on it? It's really not
worth paying any attention to them. The ultimate solution is always there - if
everyone ignores them they will go away since the only reason they do this is
to make money. Unfortunately, too many people still open every email they see
from people they don't know and click on the links embedded there.

End of Off-topic post

Erik Ableson

Quoting Jim O'Briant <jobriant@-----.com>:

> Bob Shaw wrote:
>
> > It may not be the nice thing to
> > do, but when I get spam with an
> > 800 number in it, I ... call it.
> > ... Maybe if every piece of spam
> > cost them money, they might stop.
>
> If a SPAM message contains a fax number, you might fax them several
> sheets
> of black construction paper. It ties up their line and uses up toner
> like
> crazy.

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