Interesting topics

Alwyn alwyn at alwyn.demon.co.uk
Mon Apr 22 06:36:35 EDT 2002


In article <mailman.1019468028.28617.python-list at python.org>,
 Doru-Catalin Togea <doru-cat at ifi.uio.no> wrote:
> 
> Just curious: I have come across some pretty weird statements in emails,
> like the two spam mails supposedly from Jessica F. In the last one, one
> can read:
> 
> 	Who will we open after Bernadette kicks the pathetic star's boat?
> 
> 	We fear the polite gardner.
> 
> I wonder, are these statements computer generated? 

Yes. I believe the Hipcrime tool does this. 

> Or do they make sense
> if you have seen a certain movie, a TV-show, or read a certain book? I
> don't want to hurt anybodys feelings, but TO ME, their being sent in
> emails seems like the symptoms of a mental disorder of some kind.

The point of the random 'gibberish' sentences is to make each message 
unique, so as to evade the spam detectors. 


Alwyn



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