Linda, this is cool!

[Frank Miller]

"Mindfield" <mindfield at badgers.emulationnet.com> wrote in message
news:21gu8tsoknv01eegt4jak2lo7180kijno5 at 4ax.com...
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 17:46:47 -0500, "Steve D. Perkins"
> <stevedperkins at NOSPAM.hotmail.com> drooled an embarassing wet spot in
> his lap as he typed:
>
[snip]
>
> Fortunately many ISPs have gotten wise and have placed posting caps on
> duplicate messages, but spambots have found ways to circumvent that --
> by placing a random number after the subject line, by rotating the
> subject line from a list of subject lines, by placing random ASCII
> text at the end of each message, etc.

I have always wondered why spam had those extra characters at the end of the
subject lines and messages.  Thanks!  You've answered one of my 10 most
sought after questions!

FrankM