[ale] [OT] spam

[Wandered Inn]

Jim wrote:
> 
> Chances are, that is a tracking number to help the spammer know which
> source yielded the best results. They are buying address lists and some
> are full of bogus addresses.

Hmmm, I'm thinking it might make for easy spam processing on my end. 
After all, how many messages do you get that end in a number?

> 
> Wandered Inn wrote:
> 
> > The amount of spam I'm getting has slowly been increasing.  One thing
> > I've noticed and was wondering if anyone has any insights.  A lot of the
> > spam I'm getting has what appears to be a random number at the end of
> > the subject.  Anyone else seeing this?  Anyone know what the
> > significance might be?   For example, I just received one with the
> > following subject:
> >
> > what?                  22057
> >
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> > Until later: Geoffrey         esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
> >
> > "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.
> > The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit
> > to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his
> > intelligence." - Albert Einstein
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Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at denali.atlnet.com

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.
The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit
to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his
intelligence." - Albert Einstein
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