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Spam weirdness

So I get some spam with the subject line “An IE 6 patch” and a file attachment. I’m thinking stupid Windows virus, but I’m a bit curious, as I thought I had my filters set up to remove anything containing Windows executable code. So I open it, and it’s a picture of a naked woman lying in an empty bathtub. Her legs are dangling over the side of the bathtub, and she’s wearing nipple clamps.

No message, no ad, no URL, no phone number, nothing but a small JPEG.

Is there some Windows virus out there that picks random porn off people’s hard drives and e-mails it out to everyone in their address book?

Holy crap

A porn spammer actually unsubscribed me and sent a genuine-looking unsub notification based on my automatic bounce message.

I still don’t think I’ll be signing up for pictures of women with donkeys, however.

Spam Town USA

Today we went to Austin, MN to visit the new SPAM Museum. From the amazing display of thousands of cans of SPAM in the lobby, to the videos of the July SPAM Fest, to the SPAM gift shop, it is truly an amazing experience. The sight of spam frying reminded me of when I used to eat the stuff, as a kid many years ago. I almost wish they made a vegetarian SPAM, and I must admit if I see little bits of SPAM being served I’ll be tempted to try one just to see if it brings back any memories. (Taste and smell are by far the strongest way to retrieve memories.)

Of course, sara is decidedly less enthusiastic about her home town’s most famous product. Yes, Hormel’s been an evil union-busting layer-off of working class stiffs for many years—but what American corporation hasn’t?

Spam vs SPAM

E-mail spam is up 650% over this time last year. I noticed a major increase in the last month or so; it finally got to the stage where I was getting more spam than legitimate e-mail, so I’ve had to put in a really picky filtering program. I’m trying it out in silent mode for a few more days before switching it on to bounce mode.

I’m wondering whether to try and persuade sara to take me to the SPAM museum and gift shop when we’re in Minnesota. I almost wish they made vegetarian SPAM.

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Text of spam e-mail I just received, verbatim:

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The only people spamming now are the ones who are so dumb and so technically inept that they shouldn’t be allowed on the Internet.

Spammers get charged with a felony

OK, here’s something that brightens my day. A couple of spammers are facing felony counts in a trial in California. With any luck the scumbags will end up in jail.

If you’re a marketer reading this, take note: I always complain about spam. I will track down your ISP and web site host, and demand that they yank your account. I certainly won’t buy your product—I’ve actually stopped buying products because the company sent me spam. So put the address on your blacklist. You know it makes sense.