[hardhead]

I fight spam in two ways. First, none of my web pages have 'live' e-mail links - they're passive - legitimate visitors have to cut and paste.

I have come to the conclusion that spam will never be eradicated - maybe in the U.S. but those are the least of worries. Most spam comes from China, Taiwan, Korea, Russia, Brazil(?), Spain, Italy. I never respond to the 'unsubscribe' link or have any correspondence with the perp. Instead, I try to hit the bastards in the pocketbook and get their accounts cancelled. I have been using SpamCop for about a year - it is a little time-consuming but it helps shut the scum down.

I even had one guy write to me crying 'I'm not a spammer, I just want to present a valid business opportunity to you. Please contact me with your e-mail address.' Duh! No response from me.

[RS]

"I never respond to the 'unsubscribe' link or have any correspondence with the perp."

Save those unsubscribe links - We all know that they just use that info to create new lists, so try this -

When you can track down someone who benefits from the spam - the loan company , the drug outfit, whoever take THEIR email address and enter it in all the "unsubscribes" you have ! When their order address gets choked with hundreds of spam from the other spammers, they might take the hint !