Computers & Technology: January 2004 Archives

It's practically poetry...

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This is from my spam folder:

Re: JB, once that this Re: TRZHC, strokes began rubbing Re: RATB, of the full

Message subject
Re: NNVJOH, and at once
Check this out

Re: KWZSDZAV but lightened their
we can unlock your digital cable decoder - free f
Re: SVLRXQLI, when i remember

Re: SGBMWUBF, then at least

It's got a certain wistful majesty to it, don't you think?

Nah, I don't really think so either.

I really don't understand spam.

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I mean this in a couple of different ways. I don't understand why somebody would want to spend their lives sending out junk mail to people's inboxes. The hatred spewed in spammers' directions, the constantly having to set up new accounts as ISPs cotton on to what you're doing, and the sheer tedium of the work... why would you want to do that?

I also mean... I literally don't understand spam. The subject headings are totally incomprehensible. "No Prescription Necessary for the New Year" is clear enough — pharmaceuticals of some kind. A little more obscure, but some horrible weightloss product is clearly hidden behind door number two: "Fw: Fw: MED1CA1 BRE--AK THRU -- L00SE WE1GHT Wh1LE YOU Slee-->eep ejuo" ("eep ejuo" is probably what the unlucky customer groans while clutching his or her stomach).

But what am I to make of "Re: blackness was quite ofduowco"? What product is on offer with "Re: ROYSAVEB, altogether and drinks"? Why would I want to know, much less buy products as a result of "Re: ZGBKO, ivan grunted somewhat"? And am I getting spam from another planet? "cid cryptanamysis wrr c j" suggests this possibility.

Sometimes it's as if they started to send their message, but got interrupted by the FBI or INTERPOL mid-subject. "Re: DFQREGQX, and the little", "Re: MMFQZ, the chart with", and "Re: JVSXSEFK, my money that" are the unhappy result.
"Re: KWWUMDC, something utterly preposterous" says another message. I quite agree.

Who responds to these things?!?!

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