Re: Newbie to Spamcop - Am I doing this right?

Chris wrote:

> Just wanted to check everything was OK.
> I set up an account with Spamcop, and my software (Mailwasher) seems
> to handle things pretty automatically.

Your MW submits the spam/s to the parser/reporting tool.

> I take it that when Spamcop replys with its Autoresponder, I have to
> click the link in the email in order to actually file a report - Is
> this right?

The parser/reporting tool parses each spam individually and determines
the spamsource and spamvertiser provider notify addresses.  That tool
also provides you with an opportunity to make comments and to 'observe'
the accuracy of the determinations from a human perspective, and then to
individually confirm or adjust each notify letter which is sent in your
'name' ie reportid mask.

That is the 'structure'/routine for the regular reporter who is
notifying for spamsource and spamvertisers.  Each link represents each
individual spam, which represents its own assortment of notifies based
on algorithmic notify address determinations.


Currently in nanae I'm discussing issues in which some role address
notifications were considered 'spam' by the recipient, as the recipient
did not want to receive the notify, considered spamcop's process to be
bulk, unsolicited, and not in the interest of the recipient.  I don't
agree with the recipient's definition of spam in that context, and I
believe that SC's structure for prevention and remedies to correct
recipients getting unwanted notifies is sufficient.

The recipient says that spammers say the same thing about their spam,
which is true of course.

-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin