Matt journals a snippet from Apple’s eNews newsletter (originally forwarded by Skip Montanaro on the spambayes list), as follows:
Delivering a One-Two Punch to Spammers
Yes, Mac OS X Mail can help you deliver a staggering blow to spammers. Simply pull down the Mail menu, choose Junk Mail, and select Automatic. The next time you receive email, Mail will move suspect email into a Junk folder.
Now you’re ready to deliver a real knockout punch to spammers by taking advantage of yet another potent spam-fighting weapon:
- Click on the Junk folder.
- Type Command-a to select all of the email in the Junk folder.
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Choose Bounce to Sender from the Message menu.
Mail will return the selected messages to the senders marked User unknown, making them think your email address invalid, encouraging them to drop you from their lists, and, thus, eliminating spam at its source.
Read on for details as to why this does not work (warning: long).