> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:18:03 -0500 > From: Deepak Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Spam with no purpose? > > > > Can someone explain to me (publicly or privately) why someone would send > spam with no product to sell, no position to pitch, nothing except text > designed to get by a spam filter -- without even HTML to KNOW it got by > a spam filter..
It is a probe to verify the address. since it did not bounce, the address is verified. Some spam filters filter out empty messages. The words avoid this. Regards, Gregory Hicks > > For example: > > From: Joe Legitimate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Deepak Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [dictionary word] > > [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] > [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] > [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] > [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] > [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] [dictionary word] > > --- EOM --- > > I don't understand why one would waste the time, if its a test, why > would it get out in public? > > I would like to think I am being naive, but I just don't see the upside > unless it were particularly targeted at me or my mailserver to determine > our response or response time, etc. > > Thanks in advance, > > DJ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 6B1 | Fax: 408.894.3479 San Jose, CA 95134 | Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today. "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Benjamin Franklin "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton
