[Linux-Anyway] Re: Heh. I like this spam
- From: Horror Vacui <horrorvacui@xxxxxxx>
- To: Linux-Anyway@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 03:02:08 +0200
On Thu, 13 May 2004 15:43:45 -0700 (PDT)
Meph wrote:
> What a jackass this guy is. 1. Yahoo Content Guard (whatever
> that is) wouldn't be
> sent from an MSN address, 2. Since when is an html mail reader
> ~better~ than a text mail reader, 3, what's the point of using
> html (not included here) when your only content is a couple of
> url's (one of which is to a server named yahoo at another
> domain), & all your actual content is in an attached gif file?
>
>
> Your mailer do not support HTML messages. Switch to a better mailer.
Yep, I got this one too, several times. I like the bad spelling, and
also the imperative tone in which I'm told to switch to a better mailer.
"Better mailer", you see, is something that shows cute HTML messages, if
possible, Outlook. I don't know, although it really doesn't matter at
all, I somehow prefer being spammed by people who have a notion or two
about computing. Or spelling. Lots of spam however, is simply an insult
to the recipient's intelligence.
There are loads of them that screw up with their message-generating
software and send you their software's internal variables verbatim, lots
of them ask you to go to great lengths to fall for their ill-devised
scams and phishing attempts (they tell you exactly where and how to
enter your credit card number, passwords, PIN numbers etc. because
otherwise their scam won't work), lots of them impersonate institutions
like banks, credit card companies, paypal, ebay etc. while still
spelling like the undereducated chickenboners they are. Lots of them
think they're these elite hackers pulling off great scams, and write
their HTML mail with MS Office (and send along their registered
username, organisation etc. embedded in the HTML).
But probably we should wish that all spammers were of this type. They're
easily traced and taken down, they probably have just this one shot
before getting problems with their ISP and the authorities. The real
problem are the spammers who know their handwork, make real profits,
devise working scams and know how to hide their traces.
Cheers
--
Horror Vacui
Registered Linux user #257714
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