On 7 March 2013 13:59, Imran Chaudhry <ichaud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A surprising number of the emails do not have "how to unsubscribe" > footers/links, maybe the laws over that side of the pond are more lax?
there's a problem with those, as spammers use these footers as a means of verifying that your email address exists and is having mail read. Once you click on the "unsubscribe" link you've effectively said "yes, I'm here, and I've not blocked your spam, send me MOAR!" -- Daniel Llewellyn
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