Re: [News] BBC: Over 96% of E-mail is SPAM

[sloblocks <sloblocks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz explained on 27/07/2006 :
> More than 95% of e-mail is 'junk'
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> > More than 95% of e-mail is junk, be it spam, error messages or
> > viruses, report mail monitoring firms.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Further work has shown that most of this junk mail is originating
> > on hijacked home computers.
> >
> > E-mail security firm Return Path said 99% of the computers it monitors
> > that send mail have been taken over by spammers or virus writers.
> `----
>
>                 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5219554.stm
>
> Microsoft Windows MUST be illegalised.

It would be easier for ISPs to wake up and use at least /some/ form of 
mail filtering at the sending stage. Lots of ISP now filter incoming 
mail; but leave themselves open to abuse by having SMTP that requires 
no authorisation and no limits on the amount of spam.. err, 'mail' that 
can be sent per hour.

Still, I suppose it keeps them busy.

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