[Gllug] weird 'spam' from Thunderbid

[Christopher Hunter]

On Thursday 05 October 2006 15:38, t.clarke wrote:
> We are seeing some weird 'spam' from random users, all with headers
> indicating that it emanated from 'Thunderbird'.   THe emails usually
> contain a load of text extracted from a web page or something, plus a 'GIF'
> attachment. They are being ignored,  but I wonder if anyone can throw any
> light on the phenomonen.

I've received a few of these - they appear to be extracts picked at random 
from an on-line book.  The attached .GIF is an advertisement.  

Windoze Outhouse Express automatically would display the picture, displacing 
the gibberish, so all the hapless recipient would see is the advert. 

Chris

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