Sometimes, it's just amazing how far a spam will go. I've already gotten four copies of this letter, and those all bounced through my old Berkeley accounts. I'll probably get even more when they find me at Princeton. If this isn't just a blatant target for mailbombs, I have absolutely no idea what is.
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 07:27:31 GMT From: IntraNet@MailDrop4.com Subject: The EUPHORIA Tape... To: PrivateDist@MailDrop4.com X-Sender: ICP@direct2net.com (Unverified) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I.C.P., Postal Box 18016, Clearwater, FL 34622
The EUPHORIA Tape
Do The Euphoria Tape alone the first time, and then with a lover. It's a phenomenon you will feel within the first 3 minutes of use -- what you feel the rest of the time is unbelievable.
The Euphoria Tape.
It was first whispered about on college campuses, and only experimented with in seclusion, or among close friends in private settings, but it has now become a cult rush and is considered the next passion of our Cyber lifestyles.
The Euphoria Tape.
Not a drug, not a chemical, but an audio stimulation of brain centers controlling pleasure. And agony. And ecstacy. The buzz. An audio mesmer signal strokes the base of the mind, choking out pain sensations and producing the violent flow of... euphoria.
The Euphoria Tape.
Copies have changed hands from friends to friends to other friends. It is not regulated, there are no laws yet restricting use of The Euphoria Tape.
The Euphoria Tape is rushing the masses.
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Stereo audio cassette. Scientific treatment included.
Shipped immediately upon receipt of $11.88 U.S.
personal check or money order.
Absolute satisfaction guaranteed (and
experienced) or full purchase price refunded.
Offered only to adults 18 years or older.
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IntraNet Cyber Products
Postal Box 18016
Clearwater, FL 34622
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Tape Duplication prohibited.
$2.00 for Scientific Treatment.
Copyright 1995 Intranet Cyber Products, All Rights Reserved.
For additional information on The EUPHORIA Tape, send any email message to TAPE@IntraNetCyber.com.
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 07:36:21 EDT
From: dwallach@cs.princeton.edu
Subject: The EUPHORIA Tape...
To: TAPE@IntraNetCyber.com
S.P.A.M., Postal Box 18016, Clearwater, FL 34622
The SPAM Mail
Do the SPAM Mail alone the first time, and then with a lover. It's a squishy sensation you will feel within the first 3 minutes of use -- what you feel for the next 24 hours is unpalatable.
The SPAM Mail
It was first whispered about on the Internet, and only occured in isolated newsgroups, or from psychotic lawyers in Arizona, but it has now become every marketing idiot's passion and an unfortunate part of our Cyber lifestyles.
Not a drug, not a chemical, but a textual stimulation of brain centers controlling nausia. And agony. And revenge. The spam. An advertising signal floods the e-mail account, filling out filesystem space and producing the violent flow of... mail bombs.
The SPAM Mail
Get rich fast, save Craig Shergold, and experience Good Times. Copies have changed hands from friends to friends to other friends. It is not regulated, there are no laws yet restricting the transmission of SPAM Mail.
The SPAM Mail is flooding the masses.
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RFC822 e-mail. MIME headers included.
Shipped immediately, repeatedly, costly.
personal accounts or mailing lists.
Absolute annoyance guaranteed (and
experienced) plus nothing you can do to stop it.
Created only by idiots 18 years or younger.
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Sundry Petards And Mailbombs
Postal Box 18016
Clearwater, FL 34622
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SPAM Duplication encouraged.
$2.00 for MIME headers.
Copyright 1995 Sundry Petards and Mailbombs, No Ethics Preserved.
For additional information on The SPAM Tape, send ten megabyte core files, MIME complaint, to TAPE@IntraNetCyber.com.
% whois cybergate.com
Cybergate Information Services (CYBERGATE-DOM)
2100 E. Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93729-5758
Domain Name: CYBERGATE.COM
Administrative Contact:
Keller, Raymond Scott (RSK4) raymond@CYBERGATE.COM
(209) 486-4283
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Warness, David (DW122) david@CYBERGATE.COM
(209) 486-4283
Record last updated on 06-Jul-94.
Record created on 18-Apr-94.
Domain servers in listed order:
EMERALD.CYBERGATE.COM 198.68.61.2
NS1.SPRINTLINK.NET 204.117.214.10
NS2.SPRINTLINK.NET 199.2.252.10
NS3.SPRINTLINK.NET 204.97.212.10
Okay, so this is probably the unwitting Internet service provider. They probably had no idea what happened.
Intranet Cyber Products (INTRANETCYBER-DOM)
5360 E. Bay Drive
Clearwater, FL 34624
Domain Name: INTRANETCYBER.COM
Administrative Contact:
Chen, Joshua Z. (JZC) josh@HYSON.COM
(314)861-0270
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Lottor, Mark K. (MKL2) mkl@NW.COM
(415) 326-2060
Record last updated on 21-Sep-95.
Record created on 21-Sep-95.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.NW.COM 165.90.128.2
NS2.NW.COM 165.90.128.3
Here are the idiots in question. Note that they got their account set up on September 21 and started sending spam within their first month on-line? Wow, that either takes immense balls or a very tiny brain. You decide.
Of course, it appears the anti-SPAM crowd has already gotten to them. According to their SMTP daemon:
expn TAPE 550 TAPE... User unknown expn postmaster 250 <dev/null@nw.com>