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Hello,
This thread is about me whining about spams I receive.

I recently started to receive some spams on my custom emails so I got mad and added them to the junk folder.
Then d9u/zygotb reminded that I shouldn't post my email directly in clear text on the internet. He proposed that I should obfuscate the email in a way similar to this:
patrick [at] unixhub [dot] net
Or any other way that is still understandable by the reader.
This is a good way to diminish the spams but it wasn't the end of the road for me.

I took the decision of replying to all of my spams.
I reply in a way that makes the *stupid* guy who sent it, and that is waiting for the one single person that will reply to his """Sir, I'm offering you one bazillion $""", feel awfully bad and down.
Most of the spams originate from Pakistan/India as of today:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/04/...cas-crown/

So, this is it, enjoy your spams.
Post here what you think of this new way of fighting the spams.
*Philosophically*, will it make any impact, On me, On the spammer?

EDIT: This really diminished the spams I receive.


Messages In This Thread
The new promise I made to myself - by venam - 15-03-2013, 04:30 PM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by bottomy - 15-03-2013, 05:05 PM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by venam - 15-03-2013, 05:17 PM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by venam - 02-06-2016, 03:17 AM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by z3bra - 02-06-2016, 03:40 AM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by venam - 04-04-2017, 10:06 AM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by venam - 06-04-2017, 12:18 AM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by z3bra - 12-01-2019, 06:02 AM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by venam - 12-01-2019, 05:48 PM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by gaak - 14-01-2019, 09:30 PM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by z3bra - 15-01-2019, 04:26 PM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by venam - 15-01-2020, 11:23 AM
RE: The new promise I made to myself - by z3bra - 15-01-2020, 12:55 PM