Spam and Eggs

Spam, everyone hates it, so why does it keep happening? A multitude of reasons, such as:

1) People are still responding! As obviously suspicious as we all are, we all can be fooled depending on your level of computer knowledge and level of desperation. Many people see the "too good to be true" light go on and they run, others run to it. Here's my mantra: If in doubt, bail out! If you really want to validate, send the message to your local District Attorney for their blessing and go from there.

2) It's a numbers game and the cost to send spam out is nearly nothing so by sending out millions and millions of requests, even if only a handful fall for your trap you are still making money, and usually lots of it off of the deception.

3) Some spam isn't even intended to be read. They are simply "wrenches in the works" meant to slow down or take down mail-servers. The "Ted Kazinsky's" of the world using the machinery to destroy itself. Stupid, and a huge waste of money in the defense of.

4) Validation of your email address. How does spam validate my email address? In a couple of ways like if it does not bounce when sent-to, a receipt of delivery cookie attached that validates it made it through the destination's mail-server and by you clicking on anything, but especially the "unsubscribe' link. 99.99% of the time that you unsubscribe from an illegitimate mailer it will then put you on an, "active" list and sell your information as quickly as possible to other spammers.

So unless your reading something from the great Dr. Seuss, spam is never good.