Hi Stephen- Ironically, I almost did not get this message because of the word "Cialis". Your message rated 86% on our spam filters!.
-Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Specht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 9, 2006 7:59 am Subject: [SPAM:#### 86%] filters > My wife is a "Product Support Specialist" for a medical software > company. Several legitimate recipients were not getting important > business-related e-mails from her (and I wasn't getting her e-mail > her > at school). Come to find out, the word "Specialist" has "CIALIS" > embedded within it. A word of caution for any other specialists > out > there ;-) > > On Jan 6, 2006, at 5:11 PM, Ken Steele wrote: > > > Scott: > > > > The kind of spam you receive depends on the anti-spam software > that is > > used at Emory. In one form, the software is looking for certain > words > > (in certain proportions) and will reject messages that contain > those > > terms. (Mail is also rejected based on service provider, > presence of > > attachments, etc.) The spammers are constantly tweaking their > messages > > to sneak them past the guard doors. > > > > The problem is really Type I/Type II error or a d'/beta issue. > You > > can have loose criteria and get hit with lots of spam or very > rigorous > > requirements and not receive legitimate messages. Stephen Black > and I > > have had problems in the past because one of his email providers > is > > banned at ASU. (They are probably concerned about attracting NSA > > interest by accepting mail from a foreign country that doesn't > always > > agree with American policy.) > > > > Besides don't you want a degree that will give you all the > money, > > fame, and free time that you truly deserve? Don't academics > deserve > > the good life too? > > > > Ken > > > > > > Scott Lilienfeld wrote: > >> Dear TIPSters: I've been receiving several messages of the > following > >> sort over the past few days (see below). Just curious; have > other > >> listserve members received these kinds of messages recently? To > whom > >> we report this kind of stuff? ....Scott > >> UNIVERSITY DIPLOMAS > >> OBTAIN A PROSPEROUS FUTURE, MONEY-EARNING POWER, AND THE > PRESTIGE > >> THAT COMES WITH THE DEGREE YOU HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF. > >> NON-ACCREDITED UNIVERSITIES BASED ON YOUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE AND > LIFE > >> EXPERIENCE. > >> If you qualify, no tests, study, books or exams. > >> We have Bachelor's, MBA's, Doctorate & PhD degrees available in > your > >> field. > >> CONFIDENTIALITY ASSURED > >> CALL NOW TO GET YOUR DIPLOMA WITHIN 2 WEEKS > >> 1-206-984-0106 > >> CALL 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS A WEEK > > > > -- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > > Appalachian State University > > Boone, NC 28608 > > USA > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ======================================================== > Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology > Utica College > Utica, NY 13502 > (315) 792-3171 > > "Mice may be called large or small, and so may elephants, and it > is > quite understandable when someone says it was a large mouse that > ran up > the trunk of a small elephant" (S. S. Stevens, 1958) > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-tips- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
