Python Script that Impersonates Emails

[Laura Creighton]

> Hi,
> 
> This is somewhat of an odd question.  I came across a script ages ago,
> written in python, that reads usenet groups, "learns" to impersonate how
> people post, and then posts a pretty convincing email to the usenet
> group.  I totally forget what it was called, and am having no luck
> finding it on google.  Any one out there know what I am talking about?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael
> 
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You are looking for markov chains.  (And the original Mark V Shaney was
not written in Python).

Laura Creighton