> On 11 Nov 2003, at 13:52, Jennifer Wheeler wrote: >> Popcorn Only - http://spamhammers.nxtek.net/popcorn.cf >> Backhair Only - http://spamhammers.nxtek.net/backhair.cf >> Weeds Only - http://spamhammers.nxtek.net/weeds.cf > > Why "Popcorn", "Backhair", and "Weeds"?? > > as opposed to "snarkle", "filgret", and "ashcroft", for example...
Whew... Finally, a question I'm able to answer on this list!... unable to decipher if you are being funny or sarcastic, ( i'll assume the former) but i shall reply no less, maybe just because i can. :) I'll go along with madness, but at least there is method. Nutshell: Started using spamassassin about 3 1/2 months ago. I don't know perl, "learned" (??heh) regex from writing spamassassin rules, and I'm reading a book right now on qmail!... but give me a 5 car highway collision and i could triage that in my sleep. Worked as a medic since i was 18 (many years), and now I'm in web dabbling in etcetera. I only tell ya this because i never thought i would be sharing any of my rules with anyone. Not stingy, just never thought i'd come up with anything other than the obvious /v[1\|[EMAIL PROTECTED](edit for the list)[a\a]/i. So i named my rules based on things they reminded me of and i could watch them to make sure i wasn't destroying the mail system. when i saw how effective they were, i couldn't 'not share'. Popcorn-random ridiculous tags exploging here and there and blowing normal spam words into the netherworld. I underestimated their sneakiness, they irritated me, and i came up with the set. Backhair-unsightly tags here and there. easy to figure out, especially if you watch queer eye for the straight guy and the morbid back waxings they put themselves through. I've always found unwanted hair removal amusing and confusing... weeds-even more obvious if you look in the source. I like my html to be pretty. So give me some Paxil and maybe I'd see that one differently. i suppose then i might have called it confetti. just looked like weeds in the source to me. point bein'...i named them for me to remember, and knowing nobody else would be naming rules similar to mine, so adding rules would not be a problem. When i saw they were fairly lethal, and spammers started being even more blatant with what they did or said in emails (thinking they could taunt us and get through no matter what), i decided to share the wealth. and because i was so fond of the work they did to so many spams....i grew attached to the names. i think and remember things in odd ways, so why change when peeps can rename. you may feel free to rename your sets, your names are cute and catchy. I hope you learn to love them as much as i have, and name 'em with whatever moves ya. :) I suppose after what i've seen, it's hard to take a lot of things too darned seriously. Maybe had i known these would be posted, i would have come up with some very logical techy term :) just having a bit of a time making the transition even after being away from the 'streets' for awhile now. I'm sure you didn't really want an answer :) Enjoy the carnage. the last corn is good, Jennifer > -- > RTFM replies are great, but please specify exactly which FM to R > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
