Interesting. Thanks. Sunday, August 29, 200412:27 AMBill Holtbillholt at iglou.com
>The random words are used by spammers in an attempt to fool certain spam >filters. Some of the spam filters do a content analysis, looking for words >that are usually part of a sales pitch or a scam. If those spam words >appear in a certain proportion, or more, the message is assumed to be spam. >By inserting random dummy words, the spammer lowers the ratio of spam words >and makes it more likely that his message will get through to you. > >Bill Holt > >> From: "Harry Jacobson-Beyer" <harryjb at bellsouth.net> >> Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:41:38 -0400 >> To: Macusergroup <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> Subject: MacGroup: Spam gobbledygook >> >> I often get spam email with a bunch of unrelated words in the body, >like this: >> >> topple combat fum doubloon bratwurst gawk muscovy oyster chaplin >> conservation shank forsook ablate amount brig bang belong chlorophyll greed >> larsen md celebrant compatriot ryder cocksure cushion class dutchman >> grandniece >> >> What is the purpose of putting these words in the body of the message? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >| be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
