[Vision2020] Spam from the Future

Janesta janesta at gmail.com
Sun Nov 4 13:18:25 PST 2007


This will probably jinx me! *chuckle* I seldom get spam at gmail. Perhaps a
few times a week at most. When I had yahoo, my box was full. Does that make
a difference?

Janesta


On 11/4/07, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> A quick googling of my own revealed that spam costs US businesses over
> $10 billion a year annually, and another $500 million a year for ISPs.
> Another study of Fortune 500 companies places the cost per employee per
> year at $1,934.
>
> It's still a problem, with or without the Can Spam Act.  All indications
> are that it's gotten much worse since 2003.  I saw some estimates that
> the percentage of spam email rose in that time period from about 70% to
> well over 90% of all email.
>
> Let me know how well it works for you.
>
> I'm skeptical that the Russian mafia will abide by it, but I may be wrong.
>
> Paul
>
> Tom Hansen wrote:
> > Golly, gee -
> >
> > A quick (between coffee sips) google of the Federal Trade Commission
> found
> > the "Can SPAM Act of 2003" complete with links to report violators.
> >
> > http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/canspam.shtm
> >
> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "I'll just speak for our church, in Christ Church.  If I found out that
> a
> > member of our church or a church officer was lying to non-believers in
> the
> > community, as a way to get by or protect themself or protect his
> reputation,
> > yes, he'd be disciplined."
> >
> > - Doug Wilson (January 31, 2007)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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