Re: RFC-822 gurus - Do spammers know when we delete their mail

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've always wondered....  How many stupid people are there?  I mean, the 
numbers have got to be really skewed.  Any idea what the return rates are?


David Gibbs wrote:
> Mark Villa wrote:
> > Question: is their a spec. that you can include in an email envelope
> > or server that "notifies sender when recipient deletes" that bypasses
> > mailers attempt to block notify requests from mail,or outlook bugs,
> > and how do I trap that on outbound without resorting to zonealarm or
> > tool, or is this something a security guru would do for his
> > organization?.
>
> The question really is ... do spammers care?  Answer: No.
>
> Since spammers send out so many millions of messages with spoofed from
> addresses, the notification email would never end up being sent back to
> them in the first place.  They don't care if you don't read their email
> ... there are plenty of stupid people that will fall for it.
>
> david