Targeted CPAN SPAM

[Jonathan Stowe]

On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 17:08, Paul Makepeace wrote:
> I get a ton of spam through my CPAN address but for the first time one
> that is actually aimed at perl & CPAN users. I for one am not
> particularly bothered about this.
> 

I have my mail address on CPAN purely for support of the modules who's
documentation it appears in, it is not there to be harvested, I have no
need for hosting and I don't think I understand why "FREE Catalyst
Framework" is some USP.

I spamcopped the fuckers and they will never be sending me mail again.

/J\
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> From: Maxipoint Tech Support <tech at maxipoint.info>
> Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:31:31 +0000
> To: pause.perl.org at paulm.com
> Subject: Useful info for CPAN module authors
> Envelope-to: pause.perl.org at paulm.com
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> 
> 
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> 
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