It would seem that what these all have in common is a % followed by a word. I can't really think of a situation where this would come up in the course of any normal email -- although perhaps it could appear in an attachment somewhere.
----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] %RANDOM_WORD > > >Is this found in legit emails %RANDOM_WORD? > > Your post is a legitimate one, and included it -- and so is mine. :) > > That's one major problem with filters that are used as a sole criterion for > blocking an E-mail. > > FWIW, we used to see a lot of those a while back, but not recently. We > have cases of "%RANDOM_NUMBER", "%RANDOM_CNAR", and "%RND_UC_CHAR" (with > the most hits). These were prevalent in November, less prevalent in > December, and almost non-existent in January. So the window of opportunity > for catching the spammer(s) that were making the mistake of leaking their > variables is probably almost over. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask about our free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
