>...But, holy smokes, are you guys really getting megabytes of spam
daily? I'd like to hear a firm figure from someone who knows
for sure--not just a wild guess.<
How about these numbers?
WORLDWIDE E-MAIL MESSAGES SENT ANNUALLY
1996 1999 2002 2006
BUSINESS 130 billion 920 billion 3.33 trillion 5.58 trillion
PERSONAL 100 billion 660 billion 2.15 trillion 3.57 trillion
TOTAL 230 billion 1.58 trillion 5.48 trillion 9.15 trillion
THE ABOVE TOTALS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FOR SPAM MESSAGES
1996 1999 2002 2006
WORLDWIDE 50 billion 290 billion 1.50 trillion 2.92 trillion
Source: Email Usage Forecast, 2002-2006: Know Whats Coming Your Way,
IDC, Framingham, Mass.
Cheers
Terri FitzSimons
