Some spam is just sent to see if the email address is valid. An HTML image (could be just one white pixel) is included in the body of the message and when your email client opens the message, it loads the image from the spammer's server and your email address gets flagged as worthy of lots more spam. You can avoid this by configuring your email client not to display images without your confirmation and your subsequent diligence in confirming display of images only from non-spammers. ussailis at shaysnet.com [10/10/2008 9:44 PM] wrote: > > Here's the part that I don't get... > > I get a lot of spam that doesn't have an identifiable product, for example > a "little blue pill," has no address to get this product because the return > email line is a "no reply," and no other info, other than "male > enhancement." > > Nor does this spam have any attachments. > > Now I can figure out what it is about, but what is the point? To sell > something a communication method is required. > > What is the point of the spam? Why did someone go to the trouble of writing > and sending it? > > Jim U. > jim at nationalwireless.com >