In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:

> Gavin writes:
>
> >There's a form at <http://www.iemmc.org/remove.htm> that you can use to
> >add yourself to a global "I don't want junk e-mail" list.  The IEMMC
> >bills itself as a trade organization for internet marketers.  I believe
> >it's mostly our old friend Sanford (may he burn in hell slowly) "the
> >spam king" Wallace, which means that if you add yourself to their list
> >that it should at least eliminate all junk mail from Cyber Promotions
> >and their obnoxious clients (savetrees?).
>
> I think this is turning out to be a ruse from Spamford to get more
> legitimate mail addresses. I've requested a couple of times to be
> removed from their lists. Hasn't worked. I've gotten a number of spams
> where the spammers says they're part of iemmc. It seems to have worked
> for Gavin, but I'd be carefull.

A member of the SPAM-L mailing list (a list for postmasters/spammer hunters)
set up a dummy account (which was never used or advertised anywhere else)
and entered it's address in IEMMC's opt-out list.

You guessed it. He got spam at that address. The only means by which that
address could have been obtained was from their refuse file.

I'd avoid it. Filter what you can and hope that legislators finally get a
clue and do something about it.

Hmmm, I wonder if Eugene has considered handling a class-action suit against
some of the spammers out there for theft of services and resources? A lawyer
that knew what he/she was doing could probably put a major dent in spamming
worldwide with a couple sample suits. :-)

             -Chris Bartram
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