[Cialug] Internet.com Spam

[Barry Von Ahsen]

I'm sure no one would see it, but then I'd also filter those off to the 
bit bucket


of course, the problem with the first would be then /I'm/ the spammer :(


-barry


On 12/1/2011 8:34 AM, Dave Hala Jr wrote:
> The tag is amusing, but I bet those operations just run really blind. I
> used to spend a ton of time trying to get them (business spammers) to
> stop sending me mail. It was a huge a waste of time.
>
> I really like the "return a disproportionate number of non-delivery
> notices"  idea.  On a small scale, I wonder if it will also just go
> unnoticed. What is it that you can do that is not illegal or maybe in a
> gray area, that will get there *immediate* attention?
>
>
> :) Dave
>
>
> On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 08:25 -0600, Barry Von Ahsen wrote:
>> I've been tempted to write some sort of procmail recipe that will return
>> a disproportionate number of non-delivery notices for people like these
>> (my tormentors are ticketmaster resellers, who I've never interacted
>> with, and who require me to create an account on their portal to
>> unsubscribe from a mailing list I never asked for, grumble, grumble)
>>
>>
>> that, or an accusatory mail addon:
>> barry+idontagreetoresellingthisaddressyouspammerbastards at vonahsen.com :)
>>
>>
>> -barry
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/1/2011 8:16 AM, Josh More wrote:
>>> Write a gmail filter to trash everything from internet.com
>>>
>>> -Josh
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 7:26 AM, Todd Walton<tdwalton at gmail.com>   wrote:
>>>> I made the mistake of giving Internet.com my email address.  They've
>>>> been sending me two of their newsletters, but I keep unsubscribing.
>>>> I've unsubscribed probably 7 or 8 times now.  I've tried the
>>>> "unsubscribe all" link, I've tried unsubscribing from one at a time,
>>>> etc.  Sometimes the newsletters will stop coming for a couple of
>>>> months, sometimes they'll stop for literally one day, but they always
>>>> come back.  I've sent email to membersupport at internet.com five
>>>> different times.  I tried polite request, humorous comment, and angry
>>>> tone, but I've not received one single bit in reply.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Todd
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