Comments on: Nonsense Spam makes sense to spammers? http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/ Internet marketing tips and strategies to boost your Internet marketing expertise! Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thomas Beagle http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-35871 Thomas Beagle Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:02:26 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/#comment-35871 Hi, I've come up with a different theory about nonsense spam that I suspect might be a better explanation. In a few words - the spam bots are failing to connect to the spam ad-servers, and are therefore sending out spam messages with the counter-measures but not the ad-copy. I expanded on it slightly here: http://thomasbeagle.net/2007/10/29/why-do-we-get-nonsense-spam/ Hi, I’ve come up with a different theory about nonsense spam that I suspect might be a better explanation. In a few words – the spam bots are failing to connect to the spam ad-servers, and are therefore sending out spam messages with the counter-measures but not the ad-copy. I expanded on it slightly here: http://thomasbeagle.net/2007/10/29/why-do-we-get-nonsense-spam/

]]> By: Neil_Shearing http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-11460 Neil_Shearing Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:22:06 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/#comment-11460 Hi Marc, Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader from, erm, Adobe. :) http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Hi Marc,

Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader from, erm, Adobe. :)
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

]]> By: Marc http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-11425 Marc Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:59:43 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/#comment-11425 Hi, Neil I want to buy & download your Auto Income Secrets. I need a Free pdf reader. Wich one would you recommend? Thanks. Marc. Hi, Neil

I want to buy & download your Auto Income Secrets. I need
a Free pdf reader. Wich one would you recommend? Thanks. Marc.

]]> By: John http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-9290 John Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:12:23 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/#comment-9290 I've heard the "fool the Bayesian filters" explanation. Does it actually work? Has anyone ever heard of someone actually shutting off their filters after getting a bunch of these? I have to think the return rate on this technique must be minuscule (I use Mailwasher, myself, and it kills every one of these with no loss of legitimate mail). I’ve heard the “fool the Bayesian filters” explanation. Does it actually work? Has anyone ever heard of someone actually shutting off their filters after getting a bunch of these? I have to think the return rate on this technique must be minuscule (I use Mailwasher, myself, and it kills every one of these with no loss of legitimate mail).

]]> By: mattg http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-9074 mattg Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:53:48 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/#comment-9074 The latest I've been getting is spam that has no text but has a pdf attachment with the spam message in it, so be careful with pdf's that you're not expecting. Whenever I set up a new website I set the default address to :blackhole: so that anything that comes to xyz@domainname.url instead of the real address is just dropped. This helps to make sure you don't end up using all your hosting space with one BIG inbox full of junk mail. the other point about bouncing email is that it let's spammers know that there is a legitimate email address somewhere on that domain, so they can keep targeting it with other variations@.... The latest I’ve been getting is spam that has no text but has a pdf attachment with the spam message in it, so be careful with pdf’s that you’re not expecting.

Whenever I set up a new website I set the default address to :blackhole: so that anything that comes to xyz@domainname.url instead of the real address is just dropped.

This helps to make sure you don’t end up using all your hosting space with one BIG inbox full of junk mail.

the other point about bouncing email is that it let’s spammers know that there is a legitimate email address somewhere on that domain, so they can keep targeting it with other variations@….

]]> By: Bl4mp http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-9061 Bl4mp Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:14:21 +0000 http://www.neilshearing.com/2007/07/25/nonsense-spam-makes-sense-to-spammers/#comment-9061 Neil, Well spotted. I never thought of the damage to the spam filters. It would be interesting to know how much Internet traffic is just bounced messages. Personally I don't bounce anything. All mail to unknown addresses on most of my domains are either delivered to the default address or dropped depending on the application.. Genius mate. Neil,

Well spotted.

I never thought of the damage to the spam filters.

It would be interesting to know how much Internet traffic is just bounced messages. Personally I don’t bounce anything. All mail to unknown addresses on most of my domains are either delivered to the default address or dropped depending on the application..

Genius mate.

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