[chadfree] How to Know When Unsubscribing Isn't Safe

How to Know When Unsubscribing Isn't Safe
January 31, 2006
By Brian Livingston

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3581741

 E-mail newsletters like mine -- the ones that are sent by legitimate 
publishers, anyway -- proudly proclaim, "You can unsubscribe at any time!" 

But how do you know that for sure? What if unsubscribing from an e-mail 
newsletter actually prompted the publisher to sell your e-mail address to 
spammers, who then sent you more spam? 

Now there's an easy way to know in advance whether it's safe to subscribe to or 
unsubscribe from an e-mail list. Best of all, it's free. And I'll bet that the 
details of some innocent-looking unsubscribe forms that are not safe to use 
will shock you. 

more on the web page

Mike


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