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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