Matilda, "I haven't heard from them since" This is not the test you should apply. The accusations against SPAM companies is that they collect the names and addresses of all the people who unsubscribe and sell these on as "live" addresses. Live addresses are more productive than ones generated from ransom letters. The US has quite strict legislation allowing people to opt-out of SPAM, trouble is you have no idea about the country of origin. ?..Bruce?.. WinHelp IT Editing ...we edit into hypertext formats mailto:white@xxxxxxxxxx (02) 9955 0344 http://help2.nu } -----Original Message----- } From: Matilda Reich } Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:34 PM } To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx } Subject: atw: Re: Publishing printed manuals } } } Hello, <snip> } Re Michael Granat's comment: "clicking on one } of the so called remove me } from the list links) is really terrible idea } unless you want heaps more of } it." } I had that feeling too when I was the victim } of daily instalments from an } unsolicited Blind Date service. I held my } breath and replied to their } 'unsubscribe' email. Fortunately, I havent } heard from them since. } } from } Matilda Reich } ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************