[SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-08 Thread Matthew Cline
Just got some spam with the subject "Approved for $5000...For $user only", and in the body "Your approval is finally here $user" "$user". Boy, it makes me feel so special, how they pernsolize the message with my name and all... -- Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but s

Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-08 Thread Duncan Findlay
On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 10:49:34PM -0700, Matthew Cline wrote: > Just got some spam with the subject "Approved for $5000...For $user only", > and in the body "Your approval is finally here $user" > > "$user". Boy, it makes me feel so special, how they pernsolize the message > with my name

Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-08 Thread Bryan Hoover
Duncan Findlay wrote: > > Just got some spam with the subject "Approved for $5000...For $user > only", > > and in the body "Your approval is finally here $user" > > > > "$user". Boy, it makes me feel so special, how they pernsolize the > message > > with my name and all... > > > > Eww... Per

Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-08 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 01:46:14AM -0400, Duncan Findlay wrote: > On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 10:49:34PM -0700, Matthew Cline wrote: > > > Just got some spam with the subject "Approved for $5000...For > > $user only", and in the body "Your approval is finally here > > $user" > > > > "$user". Boy

Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-08 Thread Jay Davis
On Sunday 09 June 2002 12:46 am, Duncan Findlay wrote: > > "$user". Boy, it makes me feel so special, how they pernsolize the > > message with my name and all... > > Eww... Perl (mis)used for evil. I thought spammers were generally of > the VB/VC++/Win32 crowd. Maybe it's a dumber than usual VB

RE: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-09 Thread Brian May
10:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software Duncan Findlay wrote: > > Just got some spam with the subject "Approved for $5000...For $user > only", > > and in the body "Your approval is finally here $user" &g

RE: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-09 Thread Brian May
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jay Davis Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 11:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software On Sunday 09 June 2002 12:46 am, Duncan Findlay wrote: > > "$user". Boy, it makes me

Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-09 Thread Bryan Hoover
Brian May wrote: > Not to nitpick, but that is most languages.. if you don't know how to > use > the languange.. its kinda hard to make it do what you want it to > do... :) Sure. I made my comments with tounge firmly planted in cheek. Indeed, the measure of intelligence is not a function of

Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-09 Thread Craig R Hughes
I'm picturing some developer with a line like: print "Approved for $5000...For $user only..."; sending out a test message sees that it reads: Approved for ...For fred only... And saying to himself "Doh! $5000 is a bad variable -- I should use '' there!" --> print 'Approved for $5000...For $

Re: [SAtalk] Ammusingly misconfigured spam software

2002-06-09 Thread Lars Hansson
On Sunday 09 June 2002 23:51, Brian May wrote: > You know.. I make my living writing code in VB.. and I must say it pisses > me off when people say that VB coders are "dumb". For personal use, I > write code in perl, PHP, C and yes VB. > > What are your reasons for calling VB coders dumb? Please