I received an odd newsletter e-mail this morning. Odd because it looked like a perfectly legitimate newsletter, but it was from an outfit calling itself IDG Connect and claiming that I’m a “valued customer.” I’d never heard of the company before this, so far as I know, so I did some research. It’s hard to …
Thunderbird’s built-in spam filter is pretty good, more accurate (and a lot easier to set up and use) than several others I’ve tried, but even so it’s accuracy still leaves something to be desired. I don’t get anywhere near as much spam now as I used to, but roughly half of my daily e-mail is …
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Darn. I was hoping it was true, and apparently I wasn’t alone. Maybe the Mafia’s PR department spread the story. 😉
Once more unto the breech, dear friends…
Yes, it’s the Spam Roundup, a semi-regular feature of Geek Drivel that mocks the pathetic attempts of spammers and scammers to part us from our hard-earned money.
It’s time once again for the best of the worst of spam! The winner of this week’s couldn’t-buy-a-clue-with-a-roll-of-quarters prize: Subject: {subj_spamit} Viagra Pro (SALE 50%) – Increase S*e*x Drive – Boost Sexual Performance – Fuller & Harder Erections – Increase Stamina & Endurance – Quicker Recharges – Improved sildenafil citrate formula – Works in less …
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Spam has become enough of a topic here that I’ve given it it’s own category, and reclassified a number of earlier entries on the subject. I also wanted to mention the blog-comment spam problem again. Oddly enough, out of over two hundred such attempts, every blog-comment spam that I’ve had here has been on one …
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Here’s the latest installment in what is becoming a regular feature. The first in our hall of shame is a message with the subject line “Paraphernalia of high life – for less!” I thought it would be an ad for bongs and crack-pipes, and wondered how even spammers would get away with advertising that kind …
Continuing the series on accidentally-humorous spam messages… “Hit her entrails with your penis.” (Why would I want to?) “With Penis Enlarge Patch your penis will protrude like a balloon.” (Kind of embarrassing to walk down the street that way.) “I am ready to kill myself and eat my dog, if medicine prices here are bad.” …
I’m not sure what attracted the spammers’ attention, but a couple of my older blog posts have suddenly become spam magnets. They’ve gotten a steady stream of spam comments over the last couple days, obviously automated posts that are primarily full of nonsense sentences (“These experiences in those pay medical placidyl premises.”), and that also …