ram wrote: > Are the spammers testing some new spamtool > I am getting mails with just a single word like "gushes" "using" etc > > what is this about now ? > Read the archives for more details, however the general consensus is it's due to:
1) a mass run of short-emails to a broader-range of randomly generated addresses in an attempt to disover new ones. (aka Rumpelstiltskin attack) - OR - 2) some spammer screwed up their template when they last pushed one out to their botnet, and as a result the bots are generating emails with no useful payload. Both are quite plausible.