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Spam's U.S. Roots

Posted by michael on from the part-of-the-problem-not-part-of-the-solution dept.

ahab_2001 writes "Notwithstanding how tired my finger is getting from deleting all of those unsolicited messages from China and Korea, Information Week reports that a study of filtered messages by the spam-blocking firm CipherTrust revealed that some 86% of spam originates in the U.S. Apparently, a very limited set of IPs with high-bandwidth connections is dishing out the bulk of the spam, according to this study."

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  1. semper fi motherfucker by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    > Apparently, a very limited set of IPs with high-bandwidth connections is dishing > out the bulk of the spam,

    [flamethrowers and rootkits out] - Let's get 'em, boys!

  2. We're number one! Oh, crap... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    >>"Enforcement of Can-Spam could go a very long way toward reducing spam," Alperovitch said.

    Yeah, enforcement would be nice.

    Ya know, I've got no more hate for the spammers. I've run out of vitriol (amazing, I know). Now, I click through the spam to find out what's being sold. Then, I boycott.

    Q: What would happen if I took Viagra, Cialis and unagi together?
    A: Nothing different from any other friday night, 'cept now I'm out $80.

    I've figured women out... here's the algorithm:
    1) Be a smarmy, glad-handed question asker.
    2) pretent to be sincere.
    3) don't respect her personal space (women presume you're gay if you respect their personal space).
    4) Lie, lie, lie lie lie
    5) Buy her things, tell her it doesn't mean she owes you anything (but remember, she owes you)
    6) c-o-n-d-o-m