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Re: Uber-Galic question —Todd Lehman

(...) Tom/Mark... I've got a 1.3 MB file here of all Tom's postings... Writing a harvester to parse all the sentences and figure out exactly what's part of Tom's sig and what's an official spamcake thingy is the tricky bit -- and I'll let you do (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

Re: Uber-Galic question —Tom McDonald

(...) Please! That would be great! I've already started, just in case you happen to look at an activity log and utter, "Holy spamcake!" (or the equivalent :-) -Tom McD. (who's patiently awaiting a URL) when replying, note that this spamcake (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

Re: Uber-Galic question —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) Todd, Can you fling a copy my way as well? I'll take a swig at it... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

spamcake collection —Todd Lehman

(...) Here's the file -- ftp://ftp.lugnet.com...g/spamcake (Note: This isn't necessarily only spamcake stuff -- it's anything that matched "^From:.*Tom McDonald", which may be a slight superset of pure spamcake stuff.) --Todd (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

Re: spamcake collection —Tom McDonald

(...) of (...) You'll need a swig while doing it ;-) (...) Thanks! My mailbox is too full of junk to hold it so an ftp worked out great. (...) -Tom McD. when replying, stay away from the *pure* spamcake stuff... (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

Re: spamcake collection —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) If Perl is the code of refreshment, swig on! :-, I'm not sure this will get all of them. It does introduce some non-sig text. BREAKAGE: while( $lineIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $lineIn =~ m/\bTom McD\b/ ) { while( $msgIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $msgIn =~ (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Tom McDonald

(...) Writing (...) part (...) and (...) <snipped code> How much? too much to throw out manually? Hmm (with an empty stare). Consider that spamcake directives never have parentheses surrounding them (but I've put some parenthetical lines after my (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Jeremy H. Sproat

<FEzILx.C5I@lugnet.com> <378FB99F.F46CAB87@io.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Here's a better version, which... ...handles naked, quoted lines; ...outputs one spamcake per line; ...but doesn't (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) ...but does remove duplicates: BREAKAGE: while( $lineIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $lineIn =~ m/\bTom McD\b/ ) { while( $msgIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $msgIn !~ m/^>/ && $msgIn =~ m/spamcake/i ) { chomp $msgIn; $spamcake = $msgIn; while( $sigIn = <STDIN> ) { (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Jeremy H. Sproat

<FEzILx.C5I@lugnet.com> <378FB99F.F46CAB87@io.com> <FEzKnJ.F9n@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Hardly any at all with the latest incantation. (1) (...) This is basically my strategy. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Tom McDonald

(...) <FEzKnJ.F9n@lugnet.com> (...) What about a footnote? I've used those too. Usually they are formatted, "(1) foo blah glorp". (...) download (...) I'm (...) Forget my pandering. Doesn't have to be free. (...) That would work. (...) I don't do (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Robert Munafo

That algorithm won't find the following (because "spamcake" appears two lines later not one line later): (URL) the following (because "spamcake" appears in the rare alternate form "spampucks"): (URL) like to also point out that you aren't matching (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Todd Lehman

(...) Sounds like quite a challenging problem in its extreme... :) Since there are only about 350 of 'em, and editing will probably be necessary on most of 'em anyway, I'll bet it's quicker just to pop the whole thing into an editor and delete stuff (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Tom McDonald

(...) That's what I was planning on doing. I can also delete lousier or message- content-reliant ones at the same time, as the latter don't stand by themselves for use in any old message. But I wasn't about to discourage anyone if they could do it. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) True -- I knowingly didn't take that into consideration. Yet. This should be fairly easy to fix -- just buffer all text after the signature /\bTom McD\b/ but before a ( blank line or a quoted line or a header line ) and grep that for "spam". (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Jeremy H. Sproat

<378FBB46.D26CC30B@io.com> <378FBCE8.8372AB28@io.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) ...and handles non-spamcake spam appearances: BREAKAGE: while( $lineIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $lineIn =~ m/\bTom (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Larry Pieniazek

I'm pretty bored, please to put the "current best" output on an browsable or ftpable location every so often? Sproaticus wrote: (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) No free goods! ;-) Okay, how's this: when replying, peel back the spamcake to win! when replying, note the molecular complexity of spamcake. when replying, don't bid on the spamcake. when replying, spraypaint the spamcake. when replying, pop (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) NOT-SPAMCAKE: changing his email address (again) *sigh* tfn, radiotitan@It'sTheAm...00juno.com when replying, Easy-Bake Spamcake oven, new from Kenner (40 watt lightbulb not included) when replying, please disinfect the spamcake. NOT-SPAMCAKE: (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) ...and finally handles spam on not-the-first-line: BREAKAGE: while( $lineIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $lineIn =~ m/\bTom McD\b/ ) { while( $msgIn = <STDIN> ) { chomp $msgIn; $spamcake = $msgIn; if( $msgIn !~ m/^>/ ) { chomp $msgIn; while( $sigIn = (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) ...and starts spamcake sigs immediately after the /\bTom McD\b/ instead on the next line: BREAKAGE: while( $lineIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $lineIn =~ m/\bTom McD\b\.?\s*/ ) { $spamcake = $'; chomp $spamcake; while( $msgIn = <STDIN> ) { chomp $msgIn; (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: spamcake collection —Larry Pieniazek

<378FBF59.7B8E83D0@io.com> <FEznMB.K5z@lugnet.com> <FEzo55.KyI@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) For the sample set we have now. But what if EVERYONE starts doing the 'cake thing. This is (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Larry Pieniazek

<378FC233.F186DF41@io.com> <378FE4CF.D2247EDE@voyager.net> <FEzt0u.4ot@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Not free!!! You get paid in the coin of adulation, as we all admire your prowess (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) And how many Lego sets can that buy me? :-, (...) Got it. The colon in the next line fooled me into thinking it was a header. Oops. Gotta fix that. New script is at: (URL) forgot to comment that it now considers headers to be /^[^:\s]+:/ . (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Tom McDonald

(...) <FEzt0u.4ot@lugnet.com> (...) Now _there's_ a coin I can spend.. (...) Sproaticus may have prowess, but my prowess is my silliness. (...) in (...) Probably that parenthetical mark. A Lugnet n/d group search would work. Oddly enough, it would (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Larry Pieniazek

<378FEE80.48E1B0E8@voyager.net> <FEzvnp.8H7@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Not all rewards are monetary.(1) However, send me your snail. 1 - for a good take on this theme read _Voyage (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) Aw, Lar -- you called my bluff. :-P My personal ethic set forbid me to take monetary reward for such a small application. But I am planning an ethics upgrade sometime soon... :-, (...) Sure, I could use a good read. What section of the library (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Larry Pieniazek

<378FF723.C72F88E6@voyager.net> <FEzw9F.9Hx@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) SF. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Larry Pieniazek

<378FEE80.48E1B0E8@voyager.net> <FEzwDw.9uC@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) It wasn't me, it was the footnotes. And I have pictures of you in your negligee. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection) —Tom McDonald

(...) Which one? The green one or the black one? John Neal said he'd never let those out.. dang. Oh wait.. my delete key ain't workin.. (...) Spamcake ingestion? You really should eat better when you're on the road. -Tom McD. when replying, never (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)