SPAM factoid...

[Net Llama!]

On 08/02/03 11:35, Jerry McBride wrote:

> 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... 

I wish i could say that I, too, was surprised, but i'm not.  I get over 200 
spams *every* day.

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