Spam Back Up To 94% of All Email

Thelasko writes "A NYTimes blog reports that the volume of spam has returned to its previous levels, as seen before the McColo was shut down. Here is the report on Google's enterprise blog. Adam Swidler, of Postini Services, says: 'It's unlikely we are going to see another event like McColo where taking out an ISP has that kind of dramatic impact on global spam volumes,' because the spammers' control systems are evolving. This is sad news for us all."

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[Anonymous Coward]

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The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming dragon.

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[AuMatar]

I don't run spam filtering. I've been using the same email address, which has my last name and first initial, since 1998. It's been used without even @ removal on slashdot, usenet, hundreds of web forums, etc. I get 5-7 spams a day, all of which are obvious and get an instant deletion. Unless you're famous or run a major website, if you're getting more than a dozen or so spams a day you're doing something wrong.