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GMail thought by Kickstart 2004-06-23 10:00:49
Let's assume I'm a serious spammer. (please don't kill me)

I want to reach GMail users with something that will blast their socks off. So I purchase an ad through their automated system, with the single keyword of "ergehytjtyjbcvasdadfrefgtrtyh", and email that exact keyword to each of the gmail.com addresses I have. It's unlikely to be spam-blocked, because there is no valid way for GMail to block single unknown words (would catch too many other emails). I've managed to bring up an ad to gmail users.

Sound feasible?

KS
[ Reply ]
  Sounds like it could work.... (n/t) by Scirocco2004-06-23 10:02:42
  Where it is promptly ignored, by LionsPhil2004-06-23 10:05:10
  Depends how many... by Ravenlock2004-06-23 10:07:30
    This gave me a horrible thought that I'm not sure by Scirocco2004-06-23 10:19:42
      Oooh, MS and Google merges? by krikkert2004-06-23 10:22:26
        NEVER!!! by imrambi2004-06-23 10:25:37
          Money can buy everything. (n/t) by krikkert2004-06-23 10:26:19
          You are brave, and foolish. by Ravenlock2004-06-23 10:27:12
          Maybe they would cancel each other out... by Michiel_H2004-06-23 10:27:40
        It's only a matter of time. (n/t) by LionsPhil2004-06-23 10:55:49
      Heheh. by Ravenlock2004-06-23 10:25:05
    The amount instances required wouldn't matter by Michiel_H2004-06-23 10:24:16
      Kickstart is. by Ravenlock2004-06-23 10:26:01
  This is why patents are good. by LionsPhil2004-06-23 10:10:47
  Well... no. by Arman X2004-06-23 10:36:07
    How about word "gmail"? (n/t) by Khaar2004-06-23 11:35:30
  Why not just purchase the keyword "the"? by bugarup2004-06-23 11:15:04
    Google ignores such words. (n/t) by Michiel_H2004-06-23 11:19:12
  Only if they never review it. Also, they can by Evil_Minion2004-06-23 11:26:52
  But then they'd have to pay for the word. by BlurOfSerenity2004-06-23 11:30:54
  You would still have to pay by imperito2004-06-23 12:07:16

 

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