On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:25:30 +0000, Dale Amon wrote: >I've been noticing loads of mails like this lately: > > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:25:34 +0500 > From: "Joseph Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: MIT, rest in peace! > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Mailer: mPOP Web-Mail 2.19 > > emery atrocious larval drippy elate incontrollable raster anglicanism > checkerberry feed sit ajar saturable decathlon > already climate inhibition pagoda narcissus expository toni >
Yes, I'm seeing lots of these too. A particular pattern is that subject line format you quoted : "Re:" followed by a short uppercase "word", followed by some random lowercase nonsense (non-dictionary) words. What do you suppose _that's_ about ? Can anyone think of a filter pattern to catch that ? Also, almost without exception, there's a string of random dictionary words in the body enclosed within <font color="white"></font> tags, followed by lots more included *as* tags - thus : L0se<angora> weight</fuming> rea</magnificent>lly quickly Actually, all the examples I'm seeing are HTML format, so easily filtered on that basis - are you seeing plain-text versions ? >I can only assume someone out there is trying to attack >bayesian systems by loading them up with all sorts of >normal words so that good mail gets false positives, thus >breaking the systems. That sounds plausible :-( Merry Happy Season Of Jollyness everyone Nick Boyce Bristol, UK -- The 2003 Perl Advent Calendar: http://perladvent.org/2003/