Most people reading this list are probably not aware that batman has a slightly different meaning to some people in current/former British colonies. A batman was someone who acted something like a personal servant to British military staff, mostly officers, I believe.
He wasn't the caped denizen of the night known from DC comics, for many people - he was the fellow who shined shoes, picked up and dropped off laundry, did some shopping, things like that. I'm guessing that that's where this name may have came from. Kurt > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Lenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 16:58 > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > Subject: Re: OT: Do spammers have a sense of humor? > > > I got a phishing scam email from one 'Batman Cole' .. batman? > ... goood > lord. hehe > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David B Funk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <users@spamassassin.apache.org> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 6:23 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Do spammers have a sense of humor? > > > > On Sat, 9 Apr 2005, List Mail User wrote: > > > >> Obviously, you've never noticed contact emails at > iamaspammer. com:) > >> > >> Paul Shupak > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> P.S. "Manila Industries, Inc." of Thailand provides many > domains for spam > >> support services. > > > > Yes, almost as good a trick as what OnlineNIC.com has pulled. > > Check out the registration for "pykb. com" > > > > They've managed to relocate the whole Henan province to Australia. > > Must make it tough for the Chinese postal delivery people: > > "OK, what continent is Henan on this week?" ;) > > > > -- > > Dave Funk University of Iowa > > <dbfunk (at) engineering.uiowa.edu> College of Engineering > > 319/335-5751 FAX: 319/384-0549 1256 Seamans Center > > Sys_admin/Postmaster/cell_admin Iowa City, IA 52242-1527 > > #include <std_disclaimer.h> > > Better is not better, 'standard' is better. B{ > > >
