Spammers In The Big House

July, 2003

If you haven't been bothered by spam yet, chances are you will be soon. Analysts who have charted the growth of e-mail believe that this year, for the first time, more junk e-mail may be sent than legitimate messages. Earlier this year, America Online reported it had blocked a billion spams in a single day.As the creator of spamprimer.com, I take more than the usual precautions to keep my in box free of clutter. Yet about 250 junk e-mails manage to slip through my e-mail filters in a typical wee...

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