AOL scomp

Thu Feb 24 17:28:58 UTC 2005

It's too bad that about 1/3 of the reported mails are valid opt-in lists.

Ahh well -- this is a nice mechanism that AOL provides, IMO.

Matt Taber
Network Admin
WMIS Internet - www.wmis.net

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Jeff Wheeler wrote:
> 
> On Feb 24, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Edward B. Dreger wrote:
> 
>>
>> Can AOL's "this is spam" feedback loop be abused with a single person
>> responding to a single message many, many times?  Inquiring minds want
>> to know.
> 
> 
> No it can't be abused [by the average AOL user] - when you click the 
> "Report Spam" button the message disappears from your mailbox.  I tested 
> this from within AOL version 10.3 for Mac OS X.
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Wheeler
> Postmaster, Network Admin
> US Institute of Peace
> 
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