Interesting S.P.A.M. experiment

[JayC]

Diary of a deliberately spammed housewife - Network World

I have often wondered what would happen if you replied to all the spam you get in your inbox. McAfee got 50 volunteers from 10 countries to find out. McAfee also gave each participant a new computer. Poor computers never knew what hit them.

 

[Wayne County Hose]

Oh that is just too funny. Hit them with their own medicine. I remember when I cut my hand and was out of work. We received a couple spams, but nothing excessive. I got mad at one persistent SO* and decided to reply. I replied first with a request to stop, which only brought more. So, I sat there for about 3 hours and kept sending the following reply, over and over.
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

Finally, the last one I sent after 3 hours of this, was explaining to them my situation and how bored I was and that I could keep this up for weeks. Needless to say that they removed me from their list.

 

[Ken_CT]

I've signed on to a couple of websites using the name Ku Bota, with my correct address. Mr. Bota has even gotten pre-approved credit card mailings. I was going to put a tire track for the signature, but I figured it would probably cause more trouble than it was worth.