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Spammers Choose GMail

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:Invite-Only by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's still in beta. Bugs like massive amounts of spam originating from the service are bound to turn in up in beta software.

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  2. They'll Close the Holes When ... by geoffrobinson · · Score: 2, Funny

    They'll close the holes when it is out of beta.

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  3. Re:No spam for me. by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good I'm safe... It just asked for my credit card number.

  4. Re:Companies blocking Gmail? by Drakonik · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow. I haven't seen a gaping hole like that since my prom night.

  5. Google should hire hit squads by spidercoz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Start assassinating some of these fucking degenerate spammer asshole motherfuckers and watch the junk disappear. Seriously, these cocksuckers need to be burned at the stake. Blackwater would prally do it.

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  6. Re:Gmail's spam filters by HardCase · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now listen, if you've waited this long to complain about Taco's reading comprehension skills, you're way too late to get into the game.

  7. Re:Companies blocking Gmail? by Noexit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Taking his mom was the first mistake.

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  8. Re:One thing Google could do about incoming spam.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That would just be an unplanned bonus.

  9. Re:Gmail's spam filters by 5of0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anybody could hack such a thing in a matter of hours.

    Anybody...you keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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  10. Re:Invite-Only by dontmakemethink · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wine was in an alpha/beta state for what...16 years?

    It took forever to work out the tannins...

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