Comments on: Spam’s Unsubscribe Link Downloads Nasty Things to PC

By: Rick Newberry

Rick Newberry — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 08:10:50 +0000

Dear Aunty,
In a perfect world their would be no criminals and we would need no Cops. In a perfect world we would not have mean spirited people who’s joy comes from the misery of others. In the meantime I choose to use “MailWasher Pro” to filter my mail. It takes a little longer to get to my mail but when I get there it is MY MAIL!!!

By: webdev

webdev — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:19:08 +0000

I learned several years ago-never click on an unsubscribe link. Why do you think spammers include this link?

By: David

David — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:49:00 +0000

SPAM = Some People Are Menaces (Mugs, Morons, M….s, Maniacal, Microcourteous, Macroegotistical, [have funn adding your own M-word]

By: Aunty Spam

Aunty Spam — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:34:03 +0000

Dear EPGeek,

Obviously language and reading comprehension were not your best subjects. Please show Aunty where she has ever said to “always use the unsubscribe”.

Kissy kissy,

Aunty

By: EPGeek

EPGeek — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:48:50 +0000

Aunty Dear, I seem to remember a previous column that said to always use the unsubscribe, and I also recall that I said you were cukoo then. Maybe you ought to get with the modern era. Spammers are bad (period) and should be driven (screaming) from the Internet.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 06:34:51 +0000

Aunty? This is a no-brainer, but then of course, this whole thing from Lockergnome, Windows Fanatics, seems to be aimed at people who should never upgrade to 98SE, much less XP. Anyone who opens anything from an email from anyone, or any company, they have never heard of, or if the URL, easily seen by holding the pointer over the name of the email, is unheard of, deserves what they get. Just don’t email me. I’ll send it back, report it as junk and the sender as a spammer.