Substitution mass confusion
Dec. 19th, 2008 02:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mcroftI finally figured out what is going on with random IMs from strangers who thought I'd started a conversation with them. They all have handles that look like [Adjective][Fishname], generally something like ObstreperousCoho or HeavyTrout.
Apparently, there's a bot that matches the user-name of recent feeds from sites like twitter or LJ or DeviantArt with AIM screen names. Then it hooks two of these together and sends each of them a message like "Hey..." The sender is obfuscated (as are some other words), and the conversation is presumably recorded for amusement and/or social experimentation.
It does not amuse me. reply with $optout and eventually they'll say they won't bother you again.
Apparently, there's a bot that matches the user-name of recent feeds from sites like twitter or LJ or DeviantArt with AIM screen names. Then it hooks two of these together and sends each of them a message like "Hey..." The sender is obfuscated (as are some other words), and the conversation is presumably recorded for amusement and/or social experimentation.
It does not amuse me. reply with $optout and eventually they'll say they won't bother you again.
