From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!utah-cs!sask!dvlcn!dkatz Newsgroups: net.followup Title: Re: Re: How To Stop Junk Mail - Another Idea Article-I.D.: dvlcn.95 Posted: Fri Jan 14 16:13:06 1983 Received: Sun Jan 16 06:22:18 1983 The basic assumption in the idea posted was that there are certain people to whom you are going to give your name as a matter of course - eg: Credit Card Co's, State/Prov Driver's License Bureau, ... - and that these people will peddle your name to junk mailers once they have it. Once that happens, you want to know who to complain to. You use a superfluous and unique initial to allow you to identify who sold your name AND FOLLOW IT UP. You should also follow up with anyone who is sending junk mail to you (if possible). In other words, the idea aloows you to get one step ahead of the people who are misusing the priveledge of having your name. You haven't lost anything in doing it. Dave Katz