Launchpad

The Gem specification provides information about a Ruby Gem library, including title, description, author, and author email address, among many other things. The email address is an optional value, according to the specification, but most gem builders add it by default.

In my case, I generally do provide an email address in those specs which points to an inbox used solely for gems – which is to say, largely never used. Today, I’m happy to announce that I received my first spam message to it. I’ve been wondering just how long it would take for someone to start harvesting those specs for spam… and now I’ve got my answer.

Of course, it was an offer for “male enhancement:”

  **Proven enhancing secret!**
  Start today and you-ll come out of troubles in bed! url link

How did they know that I’ve been so desperately trying to “become irresistible to women – sexuaally?”