--On 26 June 2009 10:42:55 -0400 Seth <sethb(_at_)panix(_dot_)com> wrote:
Ian Eiloart <iane(_at_)sussex(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk> wrote:
--On 26 June 2009 10:11:49 -0400 Seth <sethb(_at_)panix(_dot_)com> wrote:
Ian Eiloart <iane(_at_)sussex(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk> wrote:
What makes them unique? If the individualisation is merely a mail
merge, they're still bulk. If the salescritter spent an hour
investigating me in order to determine that I'm a good prospect and
figure out the best way to entice me, the problem scales just fine.
And how would I, as a recipient, know which had happened? How would
I know whether to report the message as spam?
If it isn't apparent from the message itself, you probably shouldn't
be on the net without adult supervision.
Really, SMTP has some feature that lets me determine -from the content of
an email- exactly how that email was constructed and who spent what amount
of time putting it together?
No, the English language and typical adult ability to read for content
provide the capability of determining whether a message appears to be
(lightly-customized) boilerplate or individually crafted.
For instance, it's apparent to me that all of the earlier messages in
this thread were hand-crafted.
It's likewise apparent that "Hi, this is <female name>. I saw your
profile and I'd like to get to know you better. I borrowed my
friend's account to send this, so you should reply to me on
<website>." is spam.
Seth
_______________________________________________
Asrg mailing list
Asrg(_at_)irtf(_dot_)org
http://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/asrg