The seemingly random gibberish is an attempt to defeat Beysian <sp> contest
sensitive spam filters. The idea being if there are enough random words in
the message the filter wil not be able to determine the context and will let
the message through by default.

John Flaherty
Portland, Maine
'84 GL

----- Original Message -----
From: "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:24 PM
Subject: gobbledegook

> I've been getting a lot of emails with gobbledegook on it. Anyone know
what
> it is or how to get rid of them. The "Unsubscribe" links they sometimes
> provide do not work. Stuff like the following comes almost every day
>
> Banned CD Government don't want me to sell it. See Now %RND_SYB
>
> deja clark exclamation hunter dowel heath intemperance erasure kafkaesque
> bizarre chameleon bud dustbin knee labrador chromium currant rocket
adequate
> firsthand dissociable hom
> phone vitriol credo pry pinch bronze exudate shill brothel anhydrite ieee
> pulmonary dowitcher pease resin buckskin
> prostitute presentation ozark omega by mature expansion purcell widowhood
> cudgel kirk pasteup exhume demise dingo durer potash protocol chemotherapy
> stationmaster
> bini slice swingy diagnosis shoestring cherish desiderata dignify pegboard
> destitute cofactor biplane article radcliffe yeoman sexton botany ginkgo
> bedazzle forge client atrophy carp coke gilead storekeep oscilloscope
> formant formate hypothesis bandage cosec numerous friend gottfried trudy
> brochure piccolo diphtheria pony affectation
> courteous monarchic crisp danny sepal vanity tinfoil bookend cayenne
> conjectural orchis boat hereford culture cougar birefringent quirt
coverlet
> spellbound rayleigh brownell blinn picturesque rhode coexist blair begging
> scandium birgit turbojet builtin caputo cornucopia rawboned cruickshank
> prestige
> SNIP (much more follows)