OT: pdf spam

Gareth list-mailscanner at linguaphone.com
Wed Jun 20 18:10:15 IST 2007


3 examples
http://www.gbnetwork.co.uk/temp/1192.gz
http://www.gbnetwork.co.uk/temp/1193.gz
http://www.gbnetwork.co.uk/temp/1194.gz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info]On Behalf Of Randal,
> Phil
> Sent: 20 June 2007 16:39
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: RE: OT: pdf spam
> 
> 
> Can you upload the raw email too?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Phil
> 
> --
> Phil Randal
> Network Engineer
> Herefordshire Council
> Hereford, UK  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info 
> > [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf 
> > Of Gareth
> > Sent: 20 June 2007 16:09
> > To: MailScanner discussion
> > Subject: RE: OT: pdf spam
> > 
> > On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 15:52, Daniel Maher wrote:
> > > > I was just about to post about these myself. I have 
> > attached an example.
> > > > 
> > > > I have found if I use 'less' to view the document it 
> > renders it to plain
> > > > text and is very readable. So would it be possible to 
> > convert a pdf to
> > > > plain text and append it to the email message for the 
> > purposes of the
> > > > spamassassin checks?
> > > > 
> > > > Alternativly perhaps this is a job for MCP?
> > > > 
> > > > Another possibility would be for the author of fuzzyocr 
> > to recognise
> > > > .pdf files and render them so they can be scanned for 
> > keywords. I can
> > > > think of a few keyword and load issues this could cause though.
> > > 
> > > I'm not sure that the example was attached - at the very 
> > least, I didn't get it over here. :)  Would you be so kind as 
> > to forward a sample?  Thanks!
> > > 
> > It was too big to send so I have uploaded it :-
> > http://www.gbnetwork.co.uk/temp/ee_report.pdf
> > 
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