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October 6th, 2004, 02:42 PM
#1
Yet another good reason not to click on unsubscribe links
Nick.
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October 6th, 2004, 02:59 PM
#2
Maybe you should re-name those links. If I didn't trust you I wouldn't have clicked on them. 
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October 6th, 2004, 03:11 PM
#3
LOL Duane, I didn't think of that
Links renamed.
Nick.
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October 11th, 2004, 06:57 AM
#4
New reason to avoid 'unsubscribe' links
MSNBC: New reason to avoid 'unsubscribe' links
Clicking could turn you into a spammer, too
By Bob Sullivan
Technology correspondent
MSNBC
Updated: 6:29 p.m. ET Oct. 8, 2004
We've always been told that trying to "opt-out" from spam messages is probably a bad idea. Spam filtering firm MessageLabs now says there's a new reason not to click -- spammers are starting to sneak special code into that opt-out link which turns the spam recipient into an unwitting accomplice. The link is really a clever trick designed to turn the victim's computer into a zombie that can be used to send out more spam.
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