The Significant Decline of Spam 263
Orome1 writes "In October Commtouch reported an 18% drop in global spam levels (comparing September and October). This was largely attributed to the closure of Spamit around the end of September. Spamit is the organization allegedly behind a fair percentage of the world's pharmacy spam. Analysis of the spam trends to date reveals a further drop in the amounts of spam sent during Q4 2010. December's daily average was around 30% less than September's. The average spam level for the quarter was 83% down from 88% in Q3 2010. The beginning of December saw a low of nearly 74%."
I have a solution (Score:5, Funny)
Just set up some email routers to automatically append text that insults Muhammad to all SPAM messages. Pretty soon the spammers will all have their buildings burned down, their families threatened, etc. You just use one set of assholes to attack another set of assholes--the perfect solution.
Re:Junk filters make it less effective (Score:5, Funny)
When I first got email in the late 1800s there were no junk filters.
I should say not. If the Pony Express rider went to all that trouble to deliver the letter, it would be rude to throw it out.
Re:I have a solution (Score:2, Funny)
Your post advocates a
(*) stupid ( ) technical ( ) legislative ( ) market-based (*) vigilante
approach to fighting spam. Your idea will not work. Here is why it won't work. Aaaah who cares; I have to go to work.
Re:Junk filters make it less effective (Score:4, Funny)
I am so getting off Trip6's lawn. You should, too.