On 08/29/03 at 19:45 -0400, chris opined:
> Meanwhile, the funny thing with the spams I am trying to block are...
> they never sell anything. They are always related to finances (mortages,
> stock trading, stuff like that) in the domain names, but the messages are
> always just clips of text that looks like they are plucked from books.
> Never more than a paragraph.
Yup. I get those too, but I hadn't noticed a pattern in the return-paths,
and the subjects usually seem to be random words like the body. They
usually make it through my client-side Bayesian filter, presumably because
of the random words, many of which are not quite real words.
> I'm rather assuming they are just tests for good addresses which is why
> they are random text. That way the spammer hopes to get thru a server's
> spam filter that examines the body for specific topics. This is why I
> REALLY want to bounce them so the address doesn't continue to get added
> to MORE spam lists as a good address (they are also always to the same
> address).
I don't know what the sender's intent is either, but testing for valid
addresses sounds like a viable theory. Perhaps one of the more
knowledgeable spam-fighters on the list will have a better idea of what's
behind these?
--
Christopher Bort | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Webmaster, Global Homes | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<http://www.globalhomes.com/>
#############################################################
This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to
the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
