Mail spam question

Hello,
I've been receiving some empty spam. it just says from: &nbsp and has no subject matter and no content. I recieve about 10 to 15 at a time and am unable to designate as undesirable on the serveur.
Any ideas on how to get rid of this stuff??
Thank you

It is unwise to respond to spam in any fashion, especially returning to sender.
Empty spam is usually part of a campagin to determine valid email addresses.
When you return it to sender you inadvertantly confirm that your address is valid -- otherwise how could you have returned it.
Usually the return address is forged anyway, so you just end up dumping your spam on an innocent third party.

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