-----Original Message----- > From: carlo@alinoe.com [mailto:carlo@alinoe.com] > Sent: 13 September 2002 14:21 > To: spamassassin-talk@example.sourceforge.net > Subject: [SAtalk] Getting yourself removed from spam lists > > I get the feeling that the spammers never > remove emails from their lists.Correct...> On the other hand, that doesn't make sense: > wouldn't they get worried about their millions > of spams being wasted? Don't they WANT *some* > prove that they indeed *reach* people somehow?No, they only have to prove that they send several million emails to 'potential clients' to get their money. I don't think they even care much about bounces. They're con-artists, why should they care about proving they actually reached people? > So... it seems to me that they DO clean up > their lists, but only when a spam fails to > deliver - or can't they detect that?Most of the time the bounce goes to some poor soul who has nothing to do with the spammer.> What do spammers do with email addresses in > their database that are undeliverable for a > few years? Do they still continue to spam > them?Yes.Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list Spamassassin-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk