On Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:48:49 +0900 "Stephen J. Turnbull" <step...@xemacs.org> wrote: > Perry E. Metzger writes: > > > BTW, I don't quite understand this. Why would splatting random > > addresses at you help them? Why not just pick real addresses they > > control? Successfully subscribing is easy, and generating > > seemingly random addresses won't get them subscribed since the > > addresses will never get a confirmation round trip. > > Spammers are generally greedy but not bright?
Spammers do this work full time to feed themselves. Just as you get up in the morning and go to your office, they get up every morning and figure out their next step to keep the money coming in -- their families depend on it. They rarely do anything that doesn't work -- if they do, they end up without any money coming in with which to support themselves. There have been significant academic studies of the market, and they indicate that your portrayal isn't accurate. I would presume that if you don't understand what they're doing, it isn't because it is completely irrational, but rather because you don't get exactly what they're attempting. Perry -- Perry E. Metzger pe...@piermont.com ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
