Re: [SLUG] Wierd spam

From: steve szmidt (steve@szmidt.org)
Date: Sat Oct 21 2006 - 13:14:51 EDT


On Saturday 21 October 2006 11:11, Joe Brandt wrote:
> I have been getting (for a while now) e-mails with complete gibberish in
> the body or no body at all. What is the reason some spammer would send
> this? They are not selling anything and are no attachments. It does not
> make sense to me.

Usually to verify your address as a working one. Sometimes they hope that you
will go to some page which has viruses, or as another less advanced method of
verifying your address.

-- 

Steve Szmidt

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