# 369 copies of the same e mail, but they won't take a reply?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 14, 2001, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/369-copies-of-the-same-e-mail-but-they-wont-take-a-reply/61903 "2001-04-14T01:54:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/369-copies-of-the-same-e-mail-but-they-wont-take-a-reply/61903/21 "2001-04-17T03:17:58Z")

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> \*Originally posted by cblackhand \*  
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> > \*Originally posted by Chronos \*  
> > \*\*You think that’s bad? I once got 429 identical messages in one day… In Spanish. No, this was not on AOL, either, it was a school account. One has to wonder just how stupid these spammers are… Even were I the type to buy something because of an e-mail message, would I be any more likely to buy given 429 copies? \*\*
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> You think that is bad? Last Thursday I had 1875 identical messages from some spammer at [angelfire.net](http://angelfire.net). John \*\*

By jove, John, I think you’ve won the prize for the most annoying e-mailbox story! Good for you for forwarding them on back, and complaining. That has to be the key here, it seems as though, honest-to-goodness businesses HAVE to have a stake in stopping this flow. Just because it has to hurt them in the long run. I don’t read ANY spam, just like I don’t read junk mail at home.

Of course, I’ve also never won anything in my life…hmmmmm, think that is a coincidence?? 😉

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