Sample images from the spam:
Take this information for what it's worth.
The Usenet provider The Barditch continues to spam Usenet with advertisments for themselves. The spam is usually in small batches, mostly in the picture groups. The message body typically contains a text hashbuster, with the main text of the advertisment in a picture to hide it from filters and other automated detection. The company's owner addresses this issue somewhat here.
Below is a report of a spam run, and a couple of example pictures from the spams.
Date of report: Sat, 23 Feb 2002
10 matching articles were detected in 21 groups.
(4 additional matching articles had already expired.)
The Breidbart Index was 20.968 for a period of 4 days.
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Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.young,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.ll-series,alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1980s,alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.beatles
Subject: AOL Friendly News Server with support to get you going. 08745985238543 - 1t2djn3g.gif [1/1]
From: delilah@hotmail.com (Delilah)
Organization: She is really delightful
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.93.11
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NNTP-Posting-Host: h2-214.viptx.net
Message-ID: <3c742250@news.tisd.net>
Date: 20 Feb 2002 16:25:20 -0600
X-Trace: 20 Feb 2002 16:25:20 -0600, h2-214.viptx.net
Lines: 596
X-Authenticated-User: das
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Aol members are being censored and that is not right. You have the right
to use all aspects of the Internet, unfeddered. What Steve Case (their owner)
is doing is pounding the pulpit like an electric Baptist. Come by and see
what you are missing.
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<3c7420fd@Orion> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.high-school
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.breasts.small
<3c742163@Orion> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.female.oral
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.jap.schoolgirl
<3c742305@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pw-series
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.jap.schoolgirl
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1980s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.beatles
<3c742250@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.young
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.ll-series
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1980s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.beatles
<3c753555@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.nude.runaway-girls
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pigtails
<3c75358f@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teens
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bestiality
<3c7536c2@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pw-series
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teens
<3c753752@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.sex
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.mclt
<3c7535ef@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.russian
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.female
<3c753684@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.girls
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.lolita
<3c77a0aa@news.tisd.net> (expired)
<3c77a227@news.tisd.net> (expired)
<3c779f96@news.tisd.net> (expired)
<3c779feb@news.tisd.net> (expired)
10 matching articles were detected in 21 groups.
(4 additional matching articles had already expired.)
The Breidbart Index was 20.968 for a period of 4 days.
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Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.girls,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.lolita
Subject: Do you need a good, reliable News Server 0584305985j43lk5j35405342 - 2k4z8q3g.gif [1/1]
From: withtonoto@thecampfire.co.gr (The Loooone Arananger)
Organization: Under the blankets with Tonto.
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MIME-Version: 1.0
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NNTP-Posting-Host: vic-1-041.tisd.net
Message-ID: <3c753684@news.tisd.net>
Date: 21 Feb 2002 12:03:48 -0600
X-Trace: 21 Feb 2002 12:03:48 -0600, vic-1-041.tisd.net
Lines: 594
X-Authenticated-User: das
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<3c7420fd@Orion> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.high-school
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.breasts.small
<3c742163@Orion> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.female.oral
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.jap.schoolgirl
<3c742305@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pw-series
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.jap.schoolgirl
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1980s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.beatles
<3c742250@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.young
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.ll-series
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1980s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.beatles
<3c753555@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.nude.runaway-girls
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pigtails
<3c75358f@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teens
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bestiality
<3c7536c2@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pw-series
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teens
<3c753752@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.sex
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.mclt
<3c7535ef@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.russian
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.female
<3c753684@news.tisd.net> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.girls
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.lolita
<3c77a0aa@news.tisd.net> (expired)
<3c77a227@news.tisd.net> (expired)
<3c779f96@news.tisd.net> (expired)
<3c779feb@news.tisd.net> (expired)