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Date:      Thu, 31 Jul 1997 15:35:16 +10
From:      "Peter Stubbs" <peters@gil.com.au>
To:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HOTMAIL.COM, JUNO.COM, etc....
Message-ID:  <199707310533.PAA20553@iccu6.ipswich.gil.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <199707300015.UAA04770@pandora.hh.kew.com>

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On 29 Jul 97, Drew Derbyshire wrote:

> Most of the SPAM I've seen recently has been from either large
> sites (usally forged) or totally bogus names -- Earthlink, CIS, AOL,
> ATT, and Hotmail seem popular for return addresses this month.

I don't understand what a spammer has to gain from sending out mail 
without a valid return address. Isn't the return mail that gives them 
the business? What am I missing here?

BTW: I had some spam on a recent hunting trip. It's disgusting! I 
burped up little spams for hours. ;}

Cheers,
Peter



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