[pchelpers] Re: Gibberish body in email
- From: "G.Cox" <georgetcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:42:18 -0500
In a way I don't fully understand, this type of email is used by spammers to
render certain types of spam filters ineffective, according to Fred Langa of
the LangaList. The article I read can be found here:
http://www.langa.com/#c
If you don't get the LangaList you should sign up. It's full of useful
information.
G. Cox
My darkness inside is full of stars - and each one has a name.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis M Hall" <lhall1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:53 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Gibberish body in email
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BlankDo any of you get spam email with gibberish such as =
here:??????????????
"growth dailey gaulle homogeneous disjunct profundity anecdotal spooky =
set belfry apart chaplaincy pasteboard graveyard facile beechwood =
teacart micrography terrace opec madman symptom staunton detente =
abdominal fascicle cinderella edgerton claim down encapsulate terrapin =
microbial iowa beauregard camp "
There was an image with it that made this spam appear to be a =
solicitation for a device where you could freeload cable tv. I get about =
one a week with this sort of gibberish.
It seems to come from a long past bigfoot email address which I remember =
their server had lots of problems with address listing spammers.
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