On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:11:28 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 7:57 PM, <b...@mail.python.org> wrote: >> Why do people add character like [* SPAM *] to their subject >> lines ?? Is it supposed to do something ?? I figured since >> programmers hang out here, maybe one of you know this. > > People don't. It's something added by a spam filter that thought that > the email was likely to be junk (in this case, a 70% probability > thereof). If you're curious as to exactly _why_ the filter thought that, > check the email headers - it's all there, in exhaustive detail.
Hilariously, I have occasionally received spam where the spammer included SPAM in their subject line under the mistaken impression that this sign of honesty would make me more likely to read the body of the email. Actually, in hindsight, not so mistaken really... -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
