SPAM factoid...

[Jerry McBride]

I subscribe to DISCOVER magazine and in this months issue it has an article 
titled, BUILT-IN SPAM... The article discusses the constant barrage of spam 
that every day users suffer and dives into the madness that Microsoft has 
placed it's windows XP users into.

Anyway, included in the article is the following factoid...

"Half of all email is spam, and a typical internet user receives an average of 
10 unwanted messages daily. AOL recently set a dubious record. It blocked 2 
billion spam e-mails in one day. Meanwhile, the number of sent e-mails 
worldwide is doubling every 18 months."

Needless to say, that took my breath away. I have always known spam was/is a 
serious issue and I spend a great deal of time keeping off my homes lan and 
at work. What boggles my mind is the 2 billion number... I'd be amazed if 
anyone on AOL got real e-mail messages that day... 

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