On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:04:34 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:50:02 -0400, L.D. Best wrote:

>> Why don't you try using the subject with one of the accepted alternative
>> spellings like "Oshama"  or Bin Lauden vs. Bin Laden and see what
>> various ISPs do with the message.  If you find a place where you get
>> kickbacks that can be duplicated, try narrowing it down by omitting a
>> single element of the subject ... send with Osama bin or bin lauden or
>> whatever and see if somewhere someone's fear is operating to "protect
>> the users" from exposure.

> I would like to do that; however, most would-be recipients would feel
> annoyed with receiving silly little test messages to which they might
> feel obligated to respond.

For starters, try sending the messages to yourself. ;-)


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