Lovely Spam

[cdicken]

Spam: usually a pain. Occassionally hilarious. Witness:

Dear CHRIS,

Juggle bell, juggle bell, juggle all the wayˇ. Does this sentence ring anything in your mind?

YES! Christmas is coming!

[george]

iSpam.

[acompton]

I'm getting a spate of "Mr. Winkie" ads in the email. Some of the subject lines are hilarious.

[george]

I'm getting a spate of "Mr. Winkie" ads in the email. Some of the subject lines are hilarious.

Is there a female version?

Or is it all irons n stuff?

[TraceyHand]

Is there a female version?

yeh..."buy this for your inadequate man"

[fergusw]

I recently got:

Subject: Happy Diwali
From: Pimpale Monali

randomly wishing "you and your family a very happy, dazling Diwali"

Love the name and subject. Also made me investigate and find out that Diwali is the Indian Festival of Light.
Still not sure why I am on their mass mailing list, but a nice sentiment all the same.

[george]

600+ spammy bouncy email things today.

[TraceyHand]

600+ spammy bouncy email things today.

thats what happens when you sign up to dodgy porn sites, G?

[leehack]

thats what happens when you sign up to dodgy porn sites, G?

Nah that's the 3,200 i get a day.

[fergusw]

We utilise Sophos Security suite with their "Pure Message" Spam and virus filtering.
It gives reports on SPAM volumes and virus volumes.

We are currently seeing 75% of all emails processed are identified as SPAM. The figure is actually higher as there are the odd few that creep through the net. That said, it is one of the most comprehensive network SPAM/Virus utilities I have used and allows me to have all machines, including remote, roaming laptops to be protected and up-to-date.

but 75% ......!!!

[TraceyHand]

but 75% ......!!!

that's a lot of porn...I mean, spam

[fergusw]

that's a lot of porn...I mean, spam

if only........

ahem.... I mean.... if only it wasn't such a high percentage!

[brian.mc]

if only........

ahem.... I mean.... if only it wasn't such a high percentage!

I know. It'll take you hours to read them all!!

[chris ashdown]

The worst thing is they make the pictures so small

Opp's should not have said that!

[Mark H]

What I don't understand is how they know that I need these products