Question about bouncing back spam

10 years ago

I once mentioned that I bounced back spam and was told that lets them know if is a good address. How can that be any different than closing my account?

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ellejay_2007
10 years ago
EmmaR - How are you bouncing back spam? Are you declaring the email sender as 'spam' within the email application? Or are you looking for an 'unsubscribe' link in the email and clicking on it?
emma
Original Author
10 years ago
No it is definitely spam. What I do is copy and paste the address in to the blocked area and at the bottom there is an option to bounce it back. I put a check mark in it. It is not in the junk mail stuff. It is in the safety options. I never get from that place again. Here is a pic of the area in WLM 2010. Sorry it is so big but wanted you to be able to read some of it.
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ellejay_2007
10 years ago
Ah! Now I understand :) I'm on a Mac most of the time and tend to forget about WLM and Outlook... Nice picture!

I would uncheck that box that says 'bounce the blocked message...' You don't want the sender to know that it is a valid email address that just sent his 'prince wants to send you 1000 US' junk. And if you do open an email that you don't know about, never click the 'unsubscribe' link, it validates your email address the same way.
Stay safe!
emma
Original Author
10 years ago
I know all of the rules, my question is: What is the difference in the email being bounce back to the sender or an account being closed. Wouldn't the email be returned as undeliverable. How does the sender know the difference. It wouldn't exactly say bounced back by sender!

Thanks for the comment on picture. It is just a print screen and I zoomed so the text would be visible.

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