September 04, 2003
Dissecting Spam
Due to the fact that I've had a website online for over 7 years now, I get a lot of spam. A lot of spam.
I do get some chuckles from some of the subject lines used to try and trick me into paying the slightest bit of attention. I'll skip over the kind of disgusting stuff aimed at the adult crowd, and cover some of the less offensive yet strange goings on. Here are some of the subject lines I have received recently, and my response at first glance...
"The server is down"
If my server being down inconveniences you, Mr. Spammer, I'll try to take it down more often. [delete]
"boron"
I find it strange that someone thinks people are so desperately interested in the latest information on the fifth element of the periodic table as to open this crap. [delete]
"Did you lose my MSN?"
If you were dumb enough to sign up for MSN, I'm not surprised to learn that you think I have misplaced a multimillion dollar Internet Service Provider facility. [delete]
"I don't even know"
And I don't even care. [delete]
Spam is the bane of my existence. Messages sent by crooks and thieves using stolen servers and forged accounts. Earthlink keeps winning lawsuits against these people, and all I can say is:
Hire more lawyers and keep up the good fight.
Posted by andy at September 4, 2003 08:39 AM