Re: (PM) Off Topic: Wierd URL

Jon Hulett - Tech Director (gaijin@onramp.i2k.com)
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 08:39:32 -0500 (EST)

Darn spammers are getting creative!

Jon

Jon Hulett
I-2000 Inc.
Technical Operations Team

On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Doug Ingraham wrote:

> On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Jose de Leon wrote:
>
> > Off Topic but I don't know a more knowledgable list, sorry.
> >
> > I got a spam a few days ago and wanted to see who sent it, so I look at the
> > message headers and the source code of the message (it was in HTML) and
> > noticed the URL.
> >
> > It was of this form: http://<a nine digit number>/
> >
> > (If you want to test the number see PS below)
> >
> > And that was all! I clicked it and it actually went to a web site!
> >
> > I never knew that would happen. IS this a bug or a feature? Is it possibly
> > a cookie identifier and the web browser just knows to load it up?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jose
> >
> >
> > PS
> >
> > [If you want the nine digit number, email me privately. It appears to be a
> > porn site, didn't look (honest, I didn't inhale!)]
>
> IP addresses are just 32bit numbers that happen to normally be expressed
> in the dot quad format.
>
>
> Doug Ingraham You can judge the quality of your life by how often
> Rapid City, SD you notice the enjoyment of the little things.
> USA
>
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