Avoid Replying To Spam

Spammers do regard responses to their messages like “Don't spam me” as an indication that the link is valid. Similarly many spam messages may contain Web links or addresses which the user is directed to follow in order to remove himself from the spammer's list but alas he is caught in the vicious circle of the spammer resulting in him being led to more spam as also tested by spam fighters. Sender's addresses are most often forged while sending spam and sometimes the recipient may find that the mail comes from his email address itself, the result is that responding to spam may result in failed deliveries or the innocent persons getting bulk messages. In Usenet, it is considered very important to avoid responding to spam. Many ISPs have software that tends to seek and destroy duplicate messages. Sometimes the users may respond to spam, before their server, which creates an illusion of reposting the spam for them, cancels it and this may last even longer since it is not considered as a duplicate.