# Don't reply to SPAM (was Re: \[Rails\] Re: Get Free...)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-reply-to-spam-was-re-rails-re-get-free/129804>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-reply-to-spam-was-re-rails-re-get-free/129804 "2008-02-21T18:25:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lionel\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lionel\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lionel_B)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-reply-to-spam-was-re-rails-re-get-free/129804/1 "2008-02-21T18:25:22Z")

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Vishal wrote:

> Hello,  
> spam message.  
> Please don’t spam…

Please don’t reply, there’s most likely nobody reading the replies and  
they won’t simply stop.  
I wasn’t even aware of this SPAM until this reply…

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**Author:** ![Lionel\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lionel\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lionel_B)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dont-reply-to-spam-was-re-rails-re-get-free/129804/2 "2008-02-21T18:40:10Z")

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On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Lionel B.  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> 

On top of this, most spam systems throw out to random email addresses.  
When they get a reply, the address / list is marked as “good” and gets  
more spam because of that.

So replying to spam is Bad.

Jason