On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:50:30 -0500, ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld
(Moe Trin) wrote:
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>What would be FAR more likely is the installed mal-ware converts this
>broadband connected system into a support zombie - serving pr0n or SPAM
>to the world at no cost or risk to the bad-guy.

Obviously, from the context, 'pr0n' refers to p-orn-ography. What is
the rationale/explanation behind using this corrupted form.

Could it be because the correctly-spelled terms are picked-up by
filters?

> Now, think of the poor spammer trying to
>deliver that marvelous offer of p*n*s ex**nder pills to every household in

If the reason for omitting the obvious letters is anything more than
simply bypassing filters, let me suggest that one could be more
delicate- if not somewhat witty as well- by simply subsituting
something like, "male enhancement pills".
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