word salad spam
David Bandel
david.bandel
Tue Jun 7 05:35:40 PDT 2005
On 6/6/05, Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey at earthlink.net> 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?
Bayesian confusion
> b. What's the danger, if any, to a linux box with text-only mail
> client?
That it will confuse you, too. ;-)
> c. What might be the danger to a Mac running text-only e-mail client?
See b above.
Most of these have e-mails have lines in them that will cause Outhouse
and Outhouse Distress to load web sites. M$' poor design ensures that
lusers who use these products will always be plagued with viruses and
spam.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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