10-04-2007 10:04 AM
10-04-2007 10:24 AM
@AnalogKid2DigitalMan wrote:
Thought I would post this on the NI Forum since there is a good world-wide pool of members.Have you ever recieved a spam email written in a foreign language? I for one have never recalled getting one out of a sample size in the 1000's. I asked a few coworkers and they also never have. I reside in the USA.How can this be? At work, our spam filter shows country of origin- they come in from all over the world, all are in English. Do spammers know the target country and send them in the appropriate language? I highly doubt that all spam is written in English.Just curious to know your experiences.-AK2DM
10-04-2007 11:09 AM
10-04-2007 11:28 AM - edited 10-04-2007 11:28 AM
Message Edited by altenbach on 10-04-2007 09:30 AM
10-04-2007 11:35 AM
Interesting, I wonder if it is related to the internet service provider.
I presume the XXXX characters are improperly translated/supported character sets.
Spam from the future, there's gotta be some good stock market tipoffs in there somewhere! How much are prescription drugs in 2038?
10-04-2007 11:57 AM
I guess I should have done my homework first with Google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22foreign+language+spam%22
Appears there arevarious means to filter out foreign languages. In my Outlook at work, there are no rules set up for filtering, it must be happening prior to that with our provider. I'll have to check at home and see how hotmail/MSN is set up.
Altenbach- you may want to look at some of those Google links to filter out if you are so inclined.
10-05-2007 09:26 AM
10-05-2007 12:15 PM
I started receiving Polish / Russian ? German spam at one time... And still occasionally do. Although maybe < 1% now.
I suspect a Polish friend's contact list was shared by a trojan. He does have a 20yr old son.
I get 2 varieties, now. One is from a firm which changes names and keeps offering jobs. They send 2- 3 times a day to 3 of my email addys. (2 personal that are never used, and one at work addy). A thourough anti spy scan showed nothing. The ones to my personal addy are re-directed by the ISP. 😠 Apparently, it is how they broadcast to the many subscribers.
I never receive any French ones... Or maybe a couple 2 years ago.. But not anymore..
Anyone recommend a good spam filter software?
10-06-2007 11:27 AM
Not software, but go into the site of any travelling agency and ask to fly to a place with no web connection et voila, no spam.
@JoeLabView wrote:Anyone recommend a good spam filter software?
10-08-2007 05:05 AM
Anyone recommend a good spam filter software?
Not software, but go into the site of any travelling agency and ask to fly to a place with no web connection et voila, no spam.