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#140044 - Mon Nov 11 2002 11:19 AM Telltale spam lines
Bruyere Star Poster Registered: Sat Feb 10 2001 Posts: 18899 Loc: California USA	I wonder if you've all noticed the spam lines you're getting everyday... Don' t put any of the obscene ones in here...but would any of you seriously consider opening one that addressed you as "hey"? Or "You've just won a millon dollers." ? Or "Your new morkidge is ready?" "Where did you go last night?" I'm wondering if they really think people will open these things! _________________________ I was born under a wandering star.
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#140045 - Mon Nov 11 2002 11:25 AM Re: Telltale spam lines
ace_sodium Prolific Registered: Mon Sep 16 2002 Posts: 1168 Loc: India	Forget the pop-ups, what I can't believe is that people believe that they will be a mobile phone or some product by forwarding a mail! Some junk mailers even resort to sob stories! _________________________ 5......
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#140046 - Mon Nov 11 2002 07:35 PM Re: Telltale spam lines
Moo Forum Champion Registered: Thu Mar 21 2002 Posts: 8275 Loc: at the computer	One thing I look for is who it was sent from. Alot of them are from "your friend".... normal email doesn't show up that way. Another thing will be re: (anything that I didn't send a message to someone about, such as a mortgage) , in the subject line. More are.. urgent response requested your order status any garbled nonsense "xyglgheihng@gghoig.com" etc I could go on all night. They are tricky with alot of them, using a person's name as the sent by, so that it looks like real email. I usually go through the whole list and delete everything that isn't from someone or someplace I am familiar with. _________________________ [color:"purple"]"Buy a jumbo jet And then bury all your clothes Paint your left knee green Then extract your wisdom teeth." [/color]
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#140047 - Tue Nov 12 2002 02:26 AM Re: Telltale spam lines
Leau Forum Champion Registered: Sun Jun 16 2002 Posts: 5337 Loc: Nijmegen/Brisbane	The first thing that tells me whether an e-mail is spam or not is the language of the subject line. Since nearly no one I know would send me a message in English, I feel save to delete any mail with a subject line in English! That covers pretty much everything, I've never seen Dutch spam. _________________________ The cost of living has not affected its popularity - Loesje
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#140048 - Tue Nov 12 2002 05:43 AM Re: Telltale spam lines
Bruyere Star Poster Registered: Sat Feb 10 2001 Posts: 18899 Loc: California USA	So you mean that the Dutch don't spam? I remember getting a German message one day in my earlier naive days of the internet on a commercial system...I thought, "oh my, someone's got me mistaken with someone else..." I managed to read the message in my German then got to the part about "blond, generous forms, blue eyes...likes all sorts of fun.." well you get the picture! It was one of those spamming programs! I've gotten spam in Chinese as my former students would send me little cards and letters and I got on their junkmail lists. _________________________ I was born under a wandering star.
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#140049 - Tue Nov 12 2002 06:03 AM Re: Telltale spam lines
Leau Forum Champion Registered: Sun Jun 16 2002 Posts: 5337 Loc: Nijmegen/Brisbane	I've asked around a bit and I can tell you that neither I nor my friends have ever received Dutch spam! I think it's too much trouble to go through to reach the (very small) Dutch-speaking population... _________________________ The cost of living has not affected its popularity - Loesje
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#140050 - Tue Nov 12 2002 07:02 AM Re: Telltale spam lines
ProofReader Enthusiast Registered: Sun Oct 27 2002 Posts: 389 Loc: Brisbane, Australia	If you'd like some, Leau78, just PM me your email addy and I can arrange it!!! Hehehe ProofReader _________________________ =====·´¨¯¨`·.,¸,.-·´¨¯¨`·.,¸¸,.-·´¨¯¨`·.-·´¨¯¨`·-< Verbum sapienti
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#140051 - Tue Nov 12 2002 07:07 AM Re: Telltale spam lines
Leau Forum Champion Registered: Sun Jun 16 2002 Posts: 5337 Loc: Nijmegen/Brisbane	Thanks, Proofreader, but no thanks! The English spam I get will do just fine! _________________________ The cost of living has not affected its popularity - Loesje
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#140052 - Tue Nov 12 2002 01:46 PM Re: Telltale spam lines
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Most of my spam is American, all priced in dollars. What annoys the heck out of me is some I receive at the office, they do something which fools my mail handler into thinking it is from us, we have an automated response to email (Thank you for your email, we will attend to it as soon as possible) and we end up sending this to ourselves! I don't want a mortgage, I am not in debt, I don't want 'barnyard fun', I have no need for penile enlargement nor breast augmentation and I don't care how that money got in the 15 year boy's wardrobe, my printer doesn't want more ink even at bargain prices and you can stick the Viagra where the sun doesn't shine! _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#140053 - Tue Nov 12 2002 01:57 PM Re: Telltale spam lines
tellywellies Forum Champion Registered: Sat Apr 13 2002 Posts: 5473 Loc: South of England	Taking that in order Sue I can say: I don't want that either, neither am I (well not much anyway), I'm no farmer, I'm past caring, N/A, I know there's nothing but clothes in mine, I've already got lots and Ouch! _________________________ Error: Keyboard not attached. Press any key to continue..
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#140054 - Wed Nov 13 2002 07:42 PM Re: Telltale spam lines
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	I got the WEIRDEST spam mail ever the other day... So, of course, I had to save it... In reply to: Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 02:32:46 -0700 (MST) From: "azseals.org" <azseals@www5.inficad.net> \| This is Spam \| Add to Address Book Subject: mlcc Hello, If you are a Time Traveler I am going to need the following: 1. A modified mind warping Dimensional Warp Generator # 52 4350a series wrist watch with memory adapter. 2. Reliable carbon based, or silicon based time transducing capacitor. I need a reliable source!! Please only reply if you are reliable. Send a (SEPARATE) email to me at:Tomnwrr@aol.com carloswellingtoncarlosrmZJhjyqwg I didn't know if this could be considered spam mail because he's not selling anything... _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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#140055 - Thu Nov 14 2002 02:11 AM Re: Telltale spam lines
Moo Forum Champion Registered: Thu Mar 21 2002 Posts: 8275 Loc: at the computer	Tha beats any I have gotten, ladym! How odd! _________________________ [color:"purple"]"Buy a jumbo jet And then bury all your clothes Paint your left knee green Then extract your wisdom teeth." [/color]
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#140056 - Thu Nov 14 2002 02:47 AM Re: Telltale spam lines
tellywellies Forum Champion Registered: Sat Apr 13 2002 Posts: 5473 Loc: South of England	I presume (because he doesn’t say) that he already has a Molecular Time Warp Daylight Saving Correction Zener Diode. The the other components he’s after would be of little use without one …even if he does leave his point in time after 6-15 P.M _________________________ Error: Keyboard not attached. Press any key to continue..
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