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title: Do not reply to spam
date: "2001-09-07T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1674
description: 'I’m sharing a warning from Yahoo about spam: never reply with "Remove me from the mailing list." Doing so only confirms your email address is active, which likely leads to even more unwanted messages in your inbox.'
keywords: [spam, email security, yahoo mail, unsubscribing, inbox management]
---

A [warning](http://help.yahoo.com/help/in/mail/spam/spam-03.html) from Yahoo not to reply to spam saying "Remove me from the mailing list".