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I saw this post only just :/ Took part just to show there is one more Perl participant - event 6 advanced is primitive :)
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Re^2: 2008 Winter Scripting Games have begun
by rir (Vicar) on Feb 26, 2008 at 16:16 UTC
    Likewise, I entered to gently proselytize.

    After the initial frustration, I got a laugh: mailc.microsoft.com dislikes some of my entries. I guess my Perl code is offensive by Microsoft's standards.

    Diagnostic code: smtp;550 5.7.1 <Your e-mail was rejected by an anti- +spam content filter on gateway (205.248.106.32). Reasons for rejection may be: obscene language, graphics, or spam-lik +e characteristics. Removing these may let the e-mail through the filter. Remote system: dns;mailc.microsoft.com
    Be well,
    rir
      The contest faq says something along the lines of "sorry about that, try it again with your script as a .txt attachment".