pierre Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Hello, Yesterday, I received the following: "Hello SpamCop user, We received a notice from SpamCop that you believe you received unwanted mail from us. I am writing to you to clear this matter up. We only send out email to members - people who have signed up for a free account." I understand that my address was may be somewhere in the spam and the spammer got it. I asked to news.spamcop.net but I didn't get any "real" answers. What do I do with it? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 When you send a spamcop report it creates a responder address which they can reply to without knowing your email address and it is delivered to you from spamcop. This is probably what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turetzsr Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 ...And you didn't reply to the spammer, I hope (because that would have sent hir your real e-mail address)! <g> ...OTOH, I hope you found the abuse desk of the source of the reply and sent a LART. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre Posted November 19, 2004 Author Share Posted November 19, 2004 It's sent from the spammer to me directly there is no mention of any Spamcop responder in the email header. I won't do anything with it but trash it... I won't make my case worse. By the way, what is a LART? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Luser Attitude Re-adjustment Tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turetzsr Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 It's sent from the spammer to me directly there is no mention of any Spamcop responder in the email header. 20311[/snapback] ...IIRC, that doesn't matter -- SpamCop passes the reply to you without reference to the SpamCop responder. But don't take that as gospel ... it's been quite a while since I received one. I won't do anything with it but trash it... I won't make my case worse.20311[/snapback] ...Good show! <g> By the way, what is a LART? 20311[/snapback] ...Merlyn's reply is what I meant. Also see The Net Abuse Jargon File. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre Posted November 19, 2004 Author Share Posted November 19, 2004 Bookmarked the page... some are really fun! Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjvgpuryy Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 If you liked that page (I know I did), there's even more like that at The Jargon File, version 4.4.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Betsy Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I won't do anything with it but trash it... wink.gif I won't make my case worse. Of course, in order to reply to a response to a spamcop report, you do need to make sure that your real email address is hidden. However, are you sure that you didn't sign up for their emails? Once in a while, even the best reporter will report something that they don't intend to. Perhaps you don't know how to find out what report they are referring to. If you do know what report, and it is something you shouldn't have reported, then there is a FAQ on what to do. (probably don't have to notify the deputies because it will have already aged off if it ever did get on the bl). OTOH, if it really is spam - they think that because they got your email address from either a 'guaranteed' confirmed list or because they don't take proper procedures to make sure there aren't typos or malicious sign ups or don't tell you that when you buy something, you are agreeing to be on their email list - then, if you have the time and expertise to hide your address, you could point out to them their mistake. IMHO, responses to spamcop reports should not be ignored unless absolutely necessary. Miss Betsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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