[Cialug] SPAM question

[Tom Pohl]

Oddly enough, I must not be the only one who thinks that spammers are  
trying to "Un-Train" spam filters:

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/09/1523207&from=rss

-Tom

On Aug 2, 2006, at 10:20 AM, Tom Pohl wrote:

> I believe that spammers are trying to accomplish one of two things  
> with these types of messages.  Either they are trying to validate  
> email addresses so they can attack later with a real spam message.  
> Or, they might be trying to exploit bayesian filters that learn as  
> messages come through and are trying to get some of the garbage  
> emails through without links (emails without hyperlinks generally  
> are rated less likely to be spam) so when they send a message  
> through later with the same or similar wording AND a hyperlink,  
> they hope that the filter has reduced the spam rating than if only  
> the second message came through.
>
> -Tom
>
>
> On Aug 2, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Stephen Hawkins wrote:
>
>> Matt,
>>
>> On Wednesday 02 August 2006 09:20, Matt Patterson wrote:
>>> 2 reasons that I can think of....
>>>
>>> 1) The stock image spams  (the most popular of the image spams)   
>>> are the
>>> typical pump and dump scams.  There is no direct action from the  
>>> email like
>>> a link to click.  They expect you to go out and purchase the  
>>> stock on your
>>> own to cash in the 'good deal'
>>
>> The email is just jibberish.  Their is no deal.
>>
>>>
>>> 2) They like to annoy you.   Believe it or not, there is a  
>>> certain amount
>>> of spam that is sent out to simply annoy you and the anti-spam  
>>> companies.
>>> Taking up valuable time creating rules for messages that do  
>>> basically
>>> nothing, but keep your phones ringing from unhappy customers.
>>
>> This has to be it, as I can see no other purpose for the few that  
>> get through.
>>
>> Steve
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