[X-Newbies] Dealing with Spam

[Alex]

On Jul 3, 2005, at 13:04, Tony Johansen wrote:

> Is there such a thing as software or a script that can return 
> suspicious
> e-mails to their point of origin that would make them look like they 
> were
> undelivered?

Any kind of reply would contain _some_ information. Hence, the best 
reply to spam is no reply at all. Read your ISP's FAQ; they already 
have info on the subject, as well as their own server-side spam filter.

> Some of these people are very evil. I had one recently that tried to 
> get my
> credit card details.

It's useful to make a distinction betweem "spam" (the electronic 
equivalent of junk or bulk mail) and "phishing", which is what you 
describe. See

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing>



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