word salad spam

[Net Llama!]

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> 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?

yes

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