[Sussex] Spam that made me laugh

[Gareth Ablett]

 From: Matthew Macdonald-Wallace [mailto:matthew at truthisfreedom.org.uk]
 Subject: Re: [Sussex] Spam that made me laugh
 
> On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:00:20 +0100
> Steve Dobson <steve at dobson.org> wrote:
> 
> > It is not often that I even read SPAM, let along pass it on for
> > others to read.  But there are times when I get something out
> > of it.  In this case a laugh.
> >
> > Why did I read it.  Because the subject was "What IS OEM software
and why
> > do you care?" I do care about the cost of OEM software - in as much
> > as I think the best software these days is free.
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message -----
> >
> > OEM stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer." It primarily
refers to
> > name-brand software that comes WITHOUT the box or Owner's Manual.
> >
> > Why do you care?  You can purchase OEM (even Microsoft and Adobe)
and other
> > name-brand software, for unbelievably low prices -- often much lower
than
> > from the original manufacturer.
> >
> > Check out OEM today at following the link.
> >
> > ----- End forwarded message -----
> >
> > Okay, so it IS just a cheep sales SPAM, but why did it make me
laugh?
> > They sent it to my dobbo [at] debian [dot] org address :-)
> 
> Targeted marketing just ain't what it used to be is it... :p
> 

Whats cheaper some person sifting through a db of details to take out
the pointless ones or not.
At the end of the day most email addresses like this are collecting you
email spiders that trawl the net, and they don't stop because it's a
debian site.

Gareth Ablett
Systems Developer

ITP Services Ltd.
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