# Spam Assassin Really Works!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-assassin-really-works/314189>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 26, 2005, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-assassin-really-works/314189 "2005-07-26T09:45:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Cynical\_Optimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cynical\_Optimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cynical_Optimist)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-assassin-really-works/314189/1 "2005-07-26T09:45:43Z")

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[Click to unsubscribe, repeatedly.](http://mosnews.com/news/2005/07/25/spammerdead.shtml)

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> Vardan Kushnir, notorious for sending spam to each and every citizen of Russia who appeared to have an e-mail, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on Sunday, Interfax reported Monday. He died after suffering repeated blows to the head.

You know, I’ve often had evil thoughts about what should happen to spammers, and it’s a terrible tragedy for his family and all, but somehow I just can’t get the waterworks to open up for this guy.

It seems I’m not alone, alot of people are [less than sympathetic:](http://www.mosnews.com/commentary/2005/07/26/spamassassin.shtml)

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> Russian-language media, both online and offline, has made little effort to conceal one central thought when dealing with the spammer’s demise: that somehow the late Mr. Kushnir got what he deserved. “The Spammer Had it Coming”, one headline reads. “Spam is Deadly”, “Ignoble Death Becomes Russia’s Top Spammer”, “An Ultimate Solution to the Spam Problem”.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-assassin-really-works/314189/2 "2005-07-26T15:11:57Z")

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By the spammers’ own argument, it’s his own fault. He should have signed up for the killer’s “Don’t Beat My Head In” list.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-assassin-really-works/314189/3 "2005-07-26T18:50:12Z")

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Imagine being the poor guy picked to prosecute the case! Gonna be **real** hard to get a conviction!

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**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-assassin-really-works/314189/4 "2005-07-26T18:55:21Z")

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I saw a joke headline about this recently:

_“Vladimir Putin Unsubscribes Like We All Want To”_