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

[Spam N Scams Reporter]

Ben wrote:
> Humm..
> 
> I actually got a spam that 'appeared' to be in compliance with
> the "Can Spam" act.  At the tail of the spam they had a section
> that said "US Can Spam Compliance" where they posted a postal
> address of both the company being advertised and the company who
> was spamming for a fee; a phone number, a FAX number, their
> "Customer Service" email address and a web address for "removal."
> 
> 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.
> 
> It is the first time in a year I have seen an attempt to even
> look like they were at least trying.

One way to know is to unsubscribe with an account at spamgourmet.com or 
something similar. You can create an address for each that will allow 
you to know when that address is spammed.

Such as companyIunsubscrbefrom.5.username at spamgourmet dot com

An example is my address in the header of this message.

spamgourmet will then forward any replies to your specified address for 
the number that you specify in the address (5 in this example). After 5 
replies, the email/spam is eaten and you never see any more unless you 
choose to change it.

Brian