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verbminx ([personal profile] verbminx) wrote2003-10-26 07:47 pm
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help!

So, what are some words that you'd put in a fairly aggressive spam filter, one that's going to send all spam to a folder, where I can scan over it to make sure it isn't Real Mail before I delete it?

so far i have penis/enlargement/horny/webcam/viagra.

any other common spam subject line words? i'm thinking of "inkjet" and "credit" maybe as well. how about "diploma"?

(re my current mood: being driven crazy in loco parentis, also irritated cos I can't get streaming internet radio to work. will probably go watch Cold Case and knit.)
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[identity profile] amatrixangel.livejournal.com 2003-10-26 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Russian brides.

[identity profile] bioproject.livejournal.com 2003-10-26 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
How 'bout Nigeria or Bank because there's always that nigerian bank that wants to give you 100,000 dollars...

[identity profile] -hjarta.livejournal.com 2003-10-26 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
probably put things like:

jennifer lopez
britney spears
fucked
cum
tits
college girls

things like that.

[identity profile] pezzgrrrl.livejournal.com 2003-10-26 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
don't forget about:

vicodin
investment
mortgage
medication
pharmacy
rate
copy
xanax
prescriptions
security
cash
money

these are all just from a cursory glance at the spam in my trash from the last 24 hours.

[identity profile] patchwolf.livejournal.com 2003-10-26 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, I wouldn't bother with mail filters like that. Try looking for an anti-spam filter piece of software, but one that will allow you to check for false positives.

If I had a spam problem, I would probably use something like SpamTrap (http://www.spamtrap.net.au). This is an Australian company, but you might be able to find an American counterpart somewhere.

[identity profile] ragdoll.livejournal.com 2003-10-26 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
mortgage
rates
horses
meds
prescription
xanax
hot
wet
teens

I'm sure there are others.

Damn...

[identity profile] my-moleskine.livejournal.com 2003-10-26 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Now I have to rewrite that e-mail I was going to send you... ;-D

But seriously... Have you looked into Spam Assassin (http://useast.spamassassin.org/index.html) or Inbox Cop (http://inboxcop.com/index.cfm)?

In case no-one else mentioned it, you might want to add the words "refinance" and "refinancing" to your list. I would also suggest using "get [and/or 'earn'] your diploma" instead of "diploma" by itself.

In case you are curious about how spammers operate - and just how insidiously evil they are - you might check out Spamhaus.org (http://www.spamhaus.org/).

I think spammers ought to be shot. It is also my opinion that Carthage should be rebuilt.

[identity profile] anotheryourself.livejournal.com 2003-10-27 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
i get a lot of rape spam, so that's the word i'd use.
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