> It's always been my understanding that replying to spam which offers
> a "remove" option is almost certainly a way for the spammer to
> determine that yours is a live address, and therefore worth more.

it is.. it's best never, ever to do that..either report a spam properly.. which
is a lot like work.. or it's much, much better to just delete them.

  ...Cleo  [log in to unmask]