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Spam Slows AT&T Email

Posted by michael on from the clogged-artery dept.

jonerik writes: "MSNBC has this article about AT&T's frustration with the increasing quantity and sophistication of spam traffic. As has been noted here already, much of it these days is originating from Asia and, according to the article, 'now represents 20 percent of all e-mail floating around the Internet.'"

2 of 272 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Any open relay honey traps? by Eggplant62 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    howzabout sendmail -bd?

  2. Re:Not a problem by fmaxwell · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I don't think this would be a problem if people weren't idiots with their email addresses.

    Do you mean people who do "idiotic" things like having a mailto link on their web page, posting a question on Usenet or a forum with their e-mail address there for responses, or not giving a false e-mail address when they register their software?

    Talk about blaming the victim! So, in real life, are you a lawyer for rapists?