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Are Spammers Giving Up?
sfjoe writes "Are spammers giving up the game? Google seems to think so. In an article at Wired, Google, '... says that spam attempts, as a percentage of e-mail that's transmitted through its Gmail system, have waned over the last year'. They think their own filters are so good that spammers aren't even trying anymore. 'Other experts disagree with Google, pointing out that overall spam attempts continue to rise. By most estimates, tens of billions of spam messages are sent daily. Yet for most users, the amount of spam arriving in their inboxes has remained relatively flat, thanks to improved filtering.'"
...all that cancer I've wished upon them.
I wouldn't be so sure. I did feel the ground get a bit cooler. As if something just froze over. However, it could just be my imagination. ... Oh yeah, It's just my imagination!
I got a catholic block.
will she still love you more than any other guy? Or will your short and flaccid member be the shame you bear?
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Never been known to fail..."
Like anyone on Slashdot reads tfa... ;)
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Spammer 1: We can't get anything past Google's filter.
Spammer 2: Agreed. [sighs]
Spammer 1: I guess we'll have to give up spamming.
Spammer 2: Seems that way.
Spammer 1: Unless...
Spammer 2: You have an idea?
Spammer 1: Why don't we keep spamming everyone else!
Spammer 2: Rapture! You're so smart!
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Mod parent +2 Optimistic Lovely sentiment, but that's kind of like saying, "It snowed this weekend because I installed compact flourescent lightbulbs in my house".
You remember when Bill Gates said spam would be over by 2006? Boy was he right -- I haven't had spam in my inbox in weeks. Thanks, Google.
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Spammers, please take note that I actually have a large penis. Your assistance and concern, while appreciated, is simply not required.
Subscribing to too many free porn websites are we?
But, again, it's obvious that 'granny' doesn't want the spam if she specifically signed up with an ISP that uses Bayesian Filters.
How do you know that granny chose one ISP over another based on their spam filtering policies. Perhaps she chose the ISP that was listed first in the Yellow Pages, or the one that Carlos, the Cuban pool boy, recommended. And maybe those 'm@k3 Ur M3mBer B1gg3r' spams do catch granny's eye, and she forwards them on to Carlos.
I could not justify my existence if I were a turkey farmer. Would I terminate myself? Undoubtably, yes.