is there any reason why anyone would include the little up arrow character (ie this ^) in a legitimate email subject header?

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b/c If I include this:

in my killfile list, it'll get rid of all spams such as:

^:Increase your DI"C-K :SIZE

_^.dont be s^hy.. ta.ke a look aijzopddnjsw

haha thus a small victory for serverside deletion!!

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Sunday, 9 November 2003 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

This sounds like a grand idea! I will try and test results.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 9 November 2003 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah that is clever

― amateur!st (amateurist), Sunday, 9 November 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe they are trying to tell you the sky is falling

― goato mountington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 9 November 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

HEED THE TYPING CHICKEN'S WARNINGS

― goato mountington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 9 November 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

WAH

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 9 November 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

i like this thread but am sad that aohell has no killfile sustem, or at least the 7 or 8.0 version i'm using

― Vic (Vic), Sunday, 9 November 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

^_^

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 9 November 2003 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

As long as you don't go writing to your friends asking "what is this thing they call a caret?" you should be okay.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 9 November 2003 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't noticed spam with carats. Or spam with carrots, for that matter.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 9 November 2003 22:37 (twenty-two years ago)

i take it you have no interest in scientific notation?

― gygax! (gygax!), Sunday, 9 November 2003 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm starting to get spam like that, too.

today's spam features such delightful hits like "Gi^rl;s L*(ove B^i^g R_@ods"

― Jay Dee Sah Mon (Kingfish), Sunday, 9 November 2003 23:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Looks like I'll be looking for a new handle.

― L(E^24) (Leee), Monday, 10 November 2003 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, what about asking your friends about moles (chemistry)? i mean, i would never do it, but there are people....

― todd swiss (eliti), Monday, 10 November 2003 00:46 (twenty-two years ago)

From: Albert Einstein | Subject: Scheisse! E=mc^2!!!

― Andrew (enneff), Monday, 10 November 2003 00:54 (twenty-two years ago)

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