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Originally Posted by Babubhat
Just mark it as spam. Never to see your inbox again
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Be careful about what you mark as spam. Your marking something as spam can affect others. Your marking goes back to the mail servers and teaches their spam filters. Once past a certain threshold, the mail server considers mail from that sender as spam and relegates it to the spam folders of other subscribers who use that mail service.
Ah, you say, that's good. Yes, ... for real spam. But what if it is something that someone else actually wants to see, such as the receipts that confirm automatic bill payment, or notices from the USPS about today's arrivals? Those too go to spam once enough people "just mark it as spam."
I want to see when my money is being spent, but too often find those receipts in the spam folder because someone either doesn't know the difference between legitimate mail and spam or finds it easier to "just mark it as spam."
If it is mail from a legitimate sender, that you don't want but might be useful to someone else, the polite thing to do is unsubscribe.