spam mystery
Folks, This appeared at the bottom of an unsolicited spam email: replicates sleet irwin prosecution militantly RzneXerarjRzneXvvarg.arg.nhRzneX mob robberies linguists doting prosper tediously scare afflicting noose revolutions noticed statutes sourly reappearing prejudice Can anyone lead me to places where I might find an interpretation of this? Bill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: spam mystery
On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 11:13, Bill Parker wrote: This appeared at the bottom of an unsolicited spam email: Sigh, this is not a SPAM description service... replicates sleet irwin prosecution militantly RzneXerarjRzneXvvarg.arg.nhRzneX mob robberies linguists doting prosper tediously scare afflicting noose revolutions noticed statutes sourly reappearing prejudice This is to make every SPAM unique in an attempt to foil filters Can anyone lead me to places where I might find an interpretation of this? Google is your friend... Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 from S33:37'33 - E115:07'30 (Dunsborough, WA) -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: spam mystery
Folks, This appeared at the bottom of an unsolicited spam email: replicates sleet irwin prosecution militantly RzneXerarjRzneXvvarg.arg.nhRzneX mob robberies linguists doting prosper tediously scare afflicting noose revolutions noticed statutes sourly reappearing prejudice Can anyone lead me to places where I might find an interpretation of this? Bill It's an attempt to fool bayesian spam filters by including words that have a low probability of appearing in spam e-mails. http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html Alternatively it's some sort of secret code being used to communicate to various intelligence operatives :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper, race the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2003 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: spam mystery
yes quite bizarre, yet very similar to a thing that was going around several years ago when the UK was (purportedly) going to introduce e-mail monitoring (and earlier still the CIA (purportedly)) so huge amounts of internet mail were going around with .sig files that were loaded with trigger words an phrases. The idea being to cause the system to be over loaded with legitimate e-mails that had to be sorted and assessed manually (because the joke was the people they wanted to catch were using code and encryption anyway) this was my own version of it. mafia,CND,Embassy,Balkans, attack, IRA,Royal Family,(ETA),Iraq,Powder,insider,Concord,Greenpeace,GM,hacker,Qadhafi,Hizballah,snuff,Tory,DLO,Osama bin Ladin, Cemtex,porn,Colombia,purity,virus,NCIS,cracker,GBH,Biggs,RAF,Lockerbie,NIS,Assassination,National Front,G8 Posibly you have been an unwitting recipient of a experiment to test efficiency of such a system ;) (and only half joking about that) - you're not with ASIO are you... denial will be taken as a Yes ;) Folks, This appeared at the bottom of an unsolicited spam email: replicates sleet irwin prosecution militantly RzneXerarjRzneXvvarg.arg.nhRzneX mob robberies linguists doting prosper tediously scare afflicting noose revolutions noticed statutes sourly reappearing prejudice Can anyone lead me to places where I might find an interpretation of this? Bill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- ~ Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph#9380 1855 (ECEL) ECEL Computer Support Officer, University of Western Australia. CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ ...I know that it is round for I have seen the shadow on the moon... Ferdinand Magellan. The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. Hunter S. Thompson
Re: spam mystery
On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 11:21, Onno Benschop wrote: Sigh, this is not a SPAM description service... Sorry, I've been grumpy again... Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 from S33:37'33 - E115:07'30 (Dunsborough, WA) -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OK. so I'm sending...
On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 08:51, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: ...but I'm not receiving. I have had a few personal replies to my test message, but I'm not getting any WAMUG traffic at all. After perusing the archives at Yahoo I can see a lot of recent activity on the list, but none of it is landing here. I'm starting to feel a bit left out. Anyone else having this problem? [This message was sent to both Peter direct and to the List] Things to try when email doesn't work: (from simple to esoteric) 1. Send yourself an email. 2. Get a friend to send you an email. 3. Check your subscription details on the list that is broken. 4. Check your SPAM filters 5. Check your ISP's SPAM filters 6. Check for .forward filters 7. Check for invalid procmail settings 8. Create a new account and test that Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 from S33:37'33 - E115:07'30 (Dunsborough, WA) -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Macnn: New G5 specs
Copied this from MACNN: Apologies, couldn't resist pasting it here. ;-) -- Apple has seemingly inadvertently posted specifications of the upcoming Power Mac G5 on its online Apple Store. Under the Power Mac G4 section, a list of specifications describes the world's fastest personal computer as containing 1.6, 1.8, or 2.0GHz PowerPC G5 processors. Update: The Apple Store is now Offline. The specifications read: - 1.6GHz, 1.8GHz, or Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 processors - Up to 1GHz processor bus - Up to 8GB of DDR SDRAM - Fast Serial ATA hard drives - AGP 8X Pro grapgics options from NVIDIA or ATI - Three PCI or PCI-X expansion slots - Three USB 2.0 ports - Bluetooth AirPort Extreme ready - Optical and analog in and out Many Mac enthusiasts and industry analysts are expecting the company to debut new Power Mac computers at next week's World Wide Developers' Conference. -- Cheers, Tobes.
Re: OK. so I'm sending...
Ive had a simillar prob and it seemed to stem from inconsistencies with yahoo membership. Good Luck Paul On Friday, June 20, 2003, at 08:51 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: ...but I'm not receiving. I have had a few personal replies to my test message, but I'm not getting any WAMUG traffic at all. After perusing the archives at Yahoo I can see a lot of recent activity on the list, but none of it is landing here. I'm starting to feel a bit left out. Anyone else having this problem? -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Ouytlook express query
OK- newbi question; How do I imbed a pict, simpletext or jpg file into an Outlook Express email (OE 5.0.4, OS 9.2.2) Sorry to trouble all you high flyin MACites out there ~ Robert Griffin Morgan Ph; 0405 818 205 (+65 405 818 205) http://users.indigo.net.au/robbie/tonepoet/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fwd: Is there anybody there?
Now this is one of the funnier pieces I have seen. But I can't add to it without overdoing the whole thing. Well done tom samson Begin forwarded message: From: Murdoch Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu Jun 19, 2003 7:18:55 PM Australia/Perth To: wamug wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Is there anybody there? on 19/6/03 4:53 PM, Onno Benschop at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 16:39, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: This is just a test to see if my email is getting to the list No, sorry, it didn't. Humour impaired? Smile... Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 from S33:37'33 - E115:07'30 (Dunsborough, WA) I didn't get it either so it mustn't be working -- If you can smile when things go wrong You obviously have someone in mind to blame -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: spam mystery
This appeared at the bottom of an unsolicited spam email: replicates sleet irwin prosecution militantly RzneXerarjRzneXvvarg.arg.nhRzneX mob robberies linguists doting prosper tediously scare afflicting noose revolutions noticed statutes sourly reappearing prejudice Can anyone lead me to places where I might find an interpretation of this? Obviously, when decrypted with the yet-unreleased Apple software iConceal, that code confirms the release of fast, 64-bit G5s and G6s at WWDC, and describes how to properly authenticate the message. This is of course totally secure, because it looks like random garbage, and Microsoft proved security through obscurity years ago. Posting the iConcealed code in what appears to be random 'spam' mail is obviously a high-tech variation of the old spy technique of communicating via newspaper adverts. It's rumoured Steve Jobs is insisting upon this approach for all future internal Apple communications. Finding the software is left up to you. No more mystery ;) Ry
G5 brings out the big guns: I've found it!
Dear WAMUGgers A Google search for the elusive G5 Server has produced this result. What a fantastic answer to Microsoft and Intel conspiracies. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/g5.htm G5 155mm 45-calibre, towed gun howitzer The G5 is a 155 mm 45 calibre, towed gun howitzer. It has such indirect fire flexibility that it can be employed in the traditional gun, howitzer and mortar roles, and can cover an area of almost 1000 km2 from a single firing position. The gun is capable of maximum sea level ranges of 30 km with ERFB projectiles and 39 km with ERFB base bleed projectiles. The G5 is fully compatible with NATO standard 155-mm ammunition and has a direct fire range of 3000 meters (using a Frag-HE round). -- We'll bring down a few crows. Onno can sleep in! Regards Reg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Scanner
Fellow Mu-ers' My 6 year old SCSI scanner finally had to go to the it graveyard today. So - what's the best value for money scanner around these days? Has to be useable on Macs and PCs but I presume USB will handle that. Slide scanning capability would be nice but not essential. Any info much appreciated - Cheer -- Robert Loss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: G5 brings out the big guns: I've found it!
on 20/6/03 7:23 PM, Reg Whitely at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear WAMUGgers A Google search for the elusive G5 Server has produced this result. What a fantastic answer to Microsoft and Intel conspiracies. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/g5.htm G5 155mm 45-calibre, towed gun howitzer The G5 is a 155 mm 45 calibre, towed gun howitzer. It has such indirect fire flexibility that it can be employed in the traditional gun, howitzer and mortar roles, and can cover an area of almost 1000 km2 from a single firing position. The gun is capable of maximum sea level ranges of 30 km with ERFB projectiles and 39 km with ERFB base bleed projectiles. The G5 is fully compatible with NATO standard 155-mm ammunition and has a direct fire range of 3000 meters (using a Frag-HE round). -- We'll bring down a few crows. Onno can sleep in! Regards Reg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ You only forgot to mention its from South Africa -- If you can smile when things go wrong You obviously have someone in mind to blame
Alternatives to entourage and mail
Hi everyone Does anyone have anything to say about any of the following? Power Mail Mail smith GyazMail As an afterthought I seem to recall that it is possible to choose whether or not Entourage adds all new e-addresses to the address book, but damned if I can find this option anywhere. Can someone tell me if I am hallucinating, or just being incompetent and suffering major memory failure please :-) Thank you Angus
Emails not getting through...
Hi All.. For those of you having problems, I have some news. Yahoo, in their infinite stupidity, have gotten themselves listed by SpamCop again. SpamCop is a service which generally causes more problems that it is worth. Anyone not receiving this email should contact their ISP and enquire about getting SpamCop turned off for them. (Now we should be able to see who's awake at least!) - Matt -- 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 Matt Healey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Scanner
Hi Robert, I just picked up an Epson Perfection 1260 from Simline for $170 the other day. They also have the Photo 1260 (with slide scanner) for $220. http://www.simline.com.au/product.asp?prodid=2860 The CD of software has only the OS 9 software on it, but you can download the OS X TWAIN driver from Epson's site - works fine with Photoshop. Cheers, Meg --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Loss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fellow Mu-ers' My 6 year old SCSI scanner finally had to go to the it graveyard today. So - what's the best value for money scanner around these days? Has to be useable on Macs and PCs but I presume USB will handle that. Slide scanning capability would be nice but not essential. Any info much appreciated - Cheer -- Robert Loss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Emails not getting through...
Thanks Matt. That explains a lot. I've been going crazy trying to figure out what's been going on. Only today did I start to receive WAMUG email again. Brad -- Brad Helden Graphic Designer Typesetter Japanese Culture Consultant Japanese Typesetting Translation Perth, Western Australia Hardware: G4 1Ghz 750MB RAM, 60GB 30GB HD, AGP graphics; Viewmaster 17 monitor; Canon Flatbed scanner, EPSON 830 printer
Re: Emails not getting through...
On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 22:58, Matthew Healey wrote: Hi All.. For those of you having problems, I have some news. Yahoo, in their infinite stupidity, have gotten themselves listed by SpamCop again. SpamCop is a service which generally causes more problems that it is worth. Well, AFAIK SpamCop doesn't actually run any black-list. They have an automated process that allows you to notify network administrators that SPAM is coming from their network. They do this free of charge. In addition to that, they offer a filtered mailbox, which you can pay for, and you can deck out your whole organisation with filtered mail boxes if you like. So, I'm not quite sure how Yahoo [..] have gotten themselves listed by SpamCop. I use SpamCop almost daily, enjoy their service and have seriously been considering providing them with a donation. I'm not sure about paying for a mailbox service, because morally, I'm not quite convinced I should pay to stop email that is coming to me unsolicited, but I'm willing to consider a compromise where I help some talented programmers write cool mail-parsing software. On a side note, any ISP that condones SPAM needs to feel the brunt of public opinion - including Yahoo. If that means that Yahoo gets stomped on the toes, then I can't see too much wrong with that. Finally, an ISP can decide on their own if they pre-filter SPAM based on black-listing. If you don't like their pre-filter, then why not change ISP? There was a time when I disliked my ISP's decision to not filter SPAM, but now I understand and even agree. I can filter SPAM all by myself. However, I'd be very upset if my ISP got notification that a SPAMMER was operating on their network and they did nothing about it - but I'm pretty sure that's not the case... Regards, Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 from S33:37'33 - E115:07'30 (Dunsborough, WA) -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alternatives to entourage and mail
On 2003-06-20 20:55, Angus Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone Does anyone have anything to say about any of the following? Power Mail Mail smith GyazMail All I can say about them is that the Mailsmith demo appeared very nice and reliable and fast... Like most of the Bare Bones products. Can't remember why I didn't switch to it. Probably because I already had so much of Entourage set up already... As an afterthought I seem to recall that it is possible to choose whether or not Entourage adds all new e-addresses to the address book, but damned if I can find this option anywhere. Can someone tell me if I am hallucinating, or just being incompetent and suffering major memory failure please :-) I can't see this option anywhere either. Perhaps, though, you should check for a Mail Rule or AppleScript that is adding senders addresses automatically? Later, Ry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it. Voltaire
