Sorry, I'm waiting for "Gigadik"

Email to this domain must pass through three filters: one at the server level, one at the client level, and one which analyzes the contents of the inbox and quarantines that which it deems unworthy. The most obvious spam is caught in the first pass, and once in a while I go through there to see what sort of horrid monstrosities might have fallen into the trap.

Of course, anything containing the word "shaft" is automatically suspect unless it's from Isaac Hayes; dingus-embiggeners are still a major draw in Spamland. This week I got a pitch for something with the implausible name of "Megadik." (Robin Wauters of MarketingBlog.eu is willing to show you his. His copy of the spam, I mean.)

Actually, I don't see this as a viable product name, since it's so easily used as a pejorative during fits of pique. Example: "This wouldn't have happened if you didn't act like a megadik in front of everyone."

Posted at 3:33 PM to Scams and Spams