[muglo] Re: [OT] Crazy Messages - completely OT [OT]

Thanks, Barry, for the information which I found interesting>

Paul

On Nov 24, 2005, at 7:15 PM, Barry Takayesu wrote:

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> On Nov 24, 2005, at 10:09, Paul Thomas wrote:
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>> I know that this is COMPLETELY OT but curious to know if anyone else
>> gets these type of messages and do they have some cryptic message
>> embedded in them?  I have tried to find something!!
>>
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>>> calorimetertry adequacy it bufflehead but anachronistic it  
>>> roughneck=20=
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>>> or
>>> epithelium on garrisonian some arsenide but princeton Or maybe not[2]
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> Here's an exerpt from what Wired.com has to say:
>
> Antispam experts agreed that this isn't a brand-new technique, but  
> said=20=
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> the addition of potentially filter-foiling gibberish is rapidly=20
> becoming a common component of spam.
>   ... The addition of seemingly nonsensical words is aimed at  
> confusing=20=
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> the antispam filters that incorporate Bayesian analysis techniques,=20
> such as SpamBayes and SpamAssassin. These filters examine incoming=20
> e-mail messages and calculate the probability of it being spam based  
> on=20=
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> each message's contents. .
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> But unlike simple content filters that simply troll text looking for=20
> specific words like Nigeria, money and opt, Bayesian spam filters=20
> evolve according to each user's needs, analyzing all mail to  
> determine=20=
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> what words and phrases are apt to appear in a user's legitimate  
> e-mail=20=
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> and which are not. This process is called training, and results in a=20
> highly personalized and efficient filtering system.
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> By throwing a hundred or so random words rarely used in sales spiels=20
> into each e-mail missive, spammers hope to thwart Bayesian filters  
> by=20
> making the spam appear to be personal correspondence. Incorporating=20
> words that might be used in legitimate e-mails is also intended to=20
> poison the checklist the filter uses, forcing it to mark, for  
> example,=20=
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> e-mails with somewhat common words like Amazon and fish as spam=20
> indicators.
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> further info: http://tinyurl.com/cd2cu
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> Thanks, Paul. Having to look this up cleared up that mystery.
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