[Dixielandjazz] Odd e-mail messages . . . not OKOM but I may not be alone with this problem

[John Farrell]

Bill -

You are not alone, every day my inbox overflows with gobbledegook such as
your example which I assume are authored by spammers. My merciless message
crusher (howzat for alliteration?) swiftly deals with them.

John Farrell
http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:47 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Odd e-mail messages . . . not OKOM but I may not be
alone with this problem


> Hi Listmates,
>
> I have received a few messages similar to this one I'm pasting here. It's
> from somebody named Thanh Whitman <umyywcujlaaxi at 126.com> and it's
addressed
> to my e-mail address. The subject is: microscope 866 girls.
>
> This is followed by an enigmatic text which I do not understand. This is
the
> last one I just received:
>
> "If microscope inside hockey player fall in love with ocean from, then
> customer near microscope laughs out loud.When looking glass living with
> reactor takes a coffee break, fundraiser related to dissident earns
frequent
> flier miles.Lenore, the friend of Lenore and laughs out loud with hockey
> player about crank case.Lenore, the friend of Lenore and strokes with
> fighter pilot related to.Lenore, the friend of Lenore and daydreams with
> shadow around.around bubble bath sanitize shadow behind ruffian, but
defined
> by minivan host razor blade near cup.
> deprive verify universe cautionary diphtheria "
>
> That's basically it. I've received around a dozen of these e-mails over
the
> course of the last couple of months and I have no idea what it's all
about.
>
> Does anyone know what's going on?
>
> Sorry to bother the DJML about such things but among our members there are
> quite a few very knowledgeble about computers and perhaps they could cast
> some light on this. Also, am I the only one receiving such e-mails or have
> others of you noticed this sort of thing.
>
> Respectfully requested,
>
> Bill Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
>
>
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