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Spammers Choose GMail

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the my-inbox-it-hurts dept.

EdwardLAN writes "A study by Roaring Penguin has discovered that during the past three weeks, the amount of spam originating from Gmail has risen sharply." My spam has been pretty ridiculously high for the last few weeks, although I have no idea if this is part of it. It really does seem like gmail's spam filters are declining these days.

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  1. Re:Companies blocking Gmail? by urcreepyneighbor · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The IT staff at my dad's company blocked all communication with Gmail servers a few months ago,

    Right. Maybe your Dad is just tired of his son begging for money, but doesn't have the heart to say anything?

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    "The fight for freedom has only just begun." - Geert Wilders
  2. It is invite-only though... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    unless you have like a four letter gmail name, the only people who know it are the ones you give it out to...