word salad spam

[Tony Alfrey]

Net Llama! wrote:
> On 06/06/2005 05:59 PM, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> 
>> Hello list;
>>
>> Please refresh my memory again re:  spam e-mails that consist of word 
>> salad (random words).
>> a.  What's the spammer's objective?
> 
> 
> Poisoning bayesian filters.
> 
>> b.  What's the danger, if any, to a linux box with text-only mail client?
> 
> 
> zero
> 
>> c.  What might be the danger to a Mac running text-only e-mail client?
> 
> 
> zero
> 
> Spam is never dangerous, its just a nuisance.
> 

Well, I don't get the point.  Why send it if there is no content, 
nothing to sell, no machine to crack, etc?  Is the objective to poison 
the filter of the isp to then allow some other spam with content to make 
it through the filter?



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Tony Alfrey
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"I'd Rather Be Sailing"