New Term: Birthday Spam
Dec. 6th, 2007 02:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jcfialaBirthday spam is when you receive 20 emails, all of them from various web forums you belong to, all of which say:
"Hello %s,
We at %s would like to wish you a happy birthday today!"
With the first %s replaced with your login name, and the second one replaced with the forum name.
It's all automatic - there's no care or thought about any of them. Technically, they all came from the same guy - the person who, several years ago, decided it'd be cute if the forum sent out a happy birthday message...
"Hello %s,
We at %s would like to wish you a happy birthday today!"
With the first %s replaced with your login name, and the second one replaced with the forum name.
It's all automatic - there's no care or thought about any of them. Technically, they all came from the same guy - the person who, several years ago, decided it'd be cute if the forum sent out a happy birthday message...
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Date: 2007-12-07 01:15 am (UTC)We at Sunnydale High would like to wish you a Happy Birthday today!
So sorry but your vampi...I mean, special gift was delayed and will arrive soon!"
Happy birthday! *HUGS*
Beth and RN
Birthday!
Date: 2007-12-07 08:28 pm (UTC)Well thats my excuse. I will call today.
Miss you,
Bill