From: Jeffrey Schwab <jeff@...>
Date: 2006-11-21T01:05:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Just a reminder: Do not reply to spam threads

matt neuburg wrote:
> Hal Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com> wrote:
> 
>> Just a public service announcement...
> 
> Ooops, I disobeyed.
> 
> m.

I believe Hal's (well taken) point is that replying to spam, as Josef 
Schugt just did in c.l.ruby and Brandon McCombs did (to the same post) 
in c.l.java, makes the spam harder for filters to detect.  Ideally, Hal 
could reply to Josef with a "please don't feed the trolls" post, but the 
reply would only make the original spam seem even more acceptable to the 
filters.