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[SpamCop-List] Re: Dubious or legit? Claim of "Can Spam" Complience.

Tim McGraw tmcgraw at spamcop.net
Fri Dec 10 21:26:06 EST 2004


Ben wrote:
> 
> Probably dubious but it appeared that they were trying to comply.
> Since it was sent to my throwaway Hotmail account (knowing better)
> I still tried their removal link. It claimed and promised that no more
> "offers" will be sent to that address, although it will take 48 to
> 72 hours to process the request.

You should never be forced to unsubscribe from a list you never 
subscribed to in the first place.

Most believe "unsub" links are a scam - even if the original sender 
never emails you again, they often sell your address as "live" to many 
other spammers.



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