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Lashback: Check "unsubscribe" links before clicking on them

by Jordan Running on February 2, 2006 at 05:15 PM

Hopefully most of our readers know that an "unsubscribe" in an unsolicited e-mail can be a dangerous thing to click on, but how can you tell when it is and when it isn't? Lashback is a service that lets you enter an alleged unsubscribe URL and will tell you whether that site has a history of signing people up for more spam.

Tags: email, lashback, security, spam, unsubscribe

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