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Have you ever clicked one of those? I've never been sure if that wouldn't have worsened the situation by giving feedback that this is an active mail address man

Have you ever clicked one of those? I've never been sure if that wouldn't have worsened the situation by giving feedback that this is an active mail address managed by somebody.

giancarlostoro 7y ago
I click it all the time when I feel I'm getting way too many emails. If I feel like it's not some malware spam at least but genuine marketing trying to sell me something. Every now and then I go back to all those "rewards programs" emails and unsubscribe to the least relevant ones to me.
ses1984 7y ago
If it's from a legitimate company in American jurisdiction they are legally obligated to stop sending emails if you click unsubscribe. I suppose that piece of information has some nonzero value that you are giving up in exchange to not be contacted by that company. If you filter just a single address that address can change. If you filter their domain you might lose legitimate correspondence.
- danaris 7y ago
  I’ve had several groupings of unsolicited marketing emails over the years where I’ve clicked Unsubscribe and ended up on what’s very clearly a Totally Not That Email List, Honest...but it’s advertising the same things, in the same way, just from a slightly different email and possibly different company name. They have all been American in origin.
  - ses1984 7y ago
    You can complain under the CAN-SPAM Act.
    - guitarbill 7y ago
      It's so asymmetrical though. The amount of effort it takes to spam someone is vastly lower than a complaint. What would be great is a third-party site where you can somehow document/log unsubscribe requests. Then, if the company still spams you, document that. A few hundred users is pretty good proof, and the company can't just argue a glitch. It'd pay for that.
  - robin_reala 7y ago
    Easy enough to fix: use a unique address for a company, unsubscribe, then take the related company to court later. Works even better in a GDPR location.
    - danaris 7y ago
      Right; with my unlimited resources, time, and understanding of the legal system. I mean, I'd love to be able to, but do you think I'd even be able to determine what the company's actual address is?

Have you ever clicked one of those? I've never been sure if that wouldn't have worsened the situation by giving feedback that this is an active mail address managed by somebody.

giancarlostoro 7y ago

I click it all the time when I feel I'm getting way too many emails. If I feel like it's not some malware spam at least but genuine marketing trying to sell me something. Every now and then I go back to all those "rewards programs" emails and unsubscribe to the least relevant ones to me.

ses1984 7y ago

If it's from a legitimate company in American jurisdiction they are legally obligated to stop sending emails if you click unsubscribe. I suppose that piece of information has some nonzero value that you are giving up in exchange to not be contacted by that company. If you filter just a single address that address can change. If you filter their domain you might lose legitimate correspondence.

danaris 7y ago
I’ve had several groupings of unsolicited marketing emails over the years where I’ve clicked Unsubscribe and ended up on what’s very clearly a Totally Not That Email List, Honest...but it’s advertising the same things, in the same way, just from a slightly different email and possibly different company name. They have all been American in origin.
- ses1984 7y ago
  You can complain under the CAN-SPAM Act.
  - guitarbill 7y ago
    It's so asymmetrical though. The amount of effort it takes to spam someone is vastly lower than a complaint. What would be great is a third-party site where you can somehow document/log unsubscribe requests. Then, if the company still spams you, document that. A few hundred users is pretty good proof, and the company can't just argue a glitch. It'd pay for that.
- robin_reala 7y ago
  Easy enough to fix: use a unique address for a company, unsubscribe, then take the related company to court later. Works even better in a GDPR location.
  - danaris 7y ago
    Right; with my unlimited resources, time, and understanding of the legal system. I mean, I'd love to be able to, but do you think I'd even be able to determine what the company's actual address is?