[supercat]

Spammers go out of their way to deliver their spam to people who go out of their way not to receive it.

Why?

Where's the profit in targeting advertising to people who by their actions make quite clear they have no positive interest in it?

[AM2000]

Where's the profit in targeting advertising to people who by their actions make quite clear they have no positive interest in it?

Given how cheap it is to spam millions of e-mail addresses, even if a miniscule proportion of the recipients bite the bait, they probably get enough return on their investment to warrant it. IMHO.