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Milestones in the Annals of Junkmail

Posted by timothy on from the your-royal-highness-you-are-getting-a-dell dept.

fdc writes: "Web pages are a great source of postal addresses for direct mailers. Judging by some of the addresses we've seen recently, it's evident that the data is harvested not by humans, but by computer programs that scan web pages for names and addresses. Several weeks ago we (the Kermit Project at Columbia University) announced a new release of our Kermit 95 communication software for Windows -- SSH, secure FTP, etc; cousin of C-Kermit for Unix (search Freshmeat). Since this was a major release, we chose a new icon for it: the Columbia crown. A web page explained that this is the emblem of Columbia University: the crown of King George the II of England (1727-1760), who founded Columbia in 1754. JUST ONE WEEK LATER guess who received a postcard from Dell."

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  1. New Market slogans/headlines by A_Non_Moose · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Spam: Yes, it is a Royal Pain.

    Dell: Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the net we give you spam and then the dell dork.

    Intel: It makes spamming the intraweb faster!

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