Comment on Don't verify email addresses by sending spam to themparentComments−tom13372moAlso, the magnet text is not visible:style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; top:-9999px;display: none"maybe they try to warm up those emails to use them for other "campaigns" later on...−mike-cardwell2moThe text is added to get around bayesian filters. The spammer doesn't want the text to be displayed to the end user though typically.−autoexec2moA smart bayesian filter would catch email with invisible text. Legitimate email shouldn't have any, but I have seen it more than once in spam
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Also, the magnet text is not visible:
style="position: absolute; left: -9999px; top:-9999px;display: none"
maybe they try to warm up those emails to use them for other "campaigns" later on...
The text is added to get around bayesian filters. The spammer doesn't want the text to be displayed to the end user though typically.
A smart bayesian filter would catch email with invisible text. Legitimate email shouldn't have any, but I have seen it more than once in spam