Wave of the Future (Spam)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Jun 23 09:59:33 2001

I use a Hotmail account as the SPAM bait address when I operate on usenet, and
my Hotmail account gets about 90% SPAM. It's easy to delete, and they (Hotmail)
have even provided a sort of bulk-mail filter, which separates bulk-mail from
what seems to be normal email and puts it in a separate mailbox. This, alone,
suggests that there is some sentiment favoring preservation of the bulk-mail
concept on the internet.

My primary email, where this list is sent, has about 20% junk mail, of which
most is easily recognizable. It's about the same ratio as what arrives in the
snail-mail.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: Wave of the Future (Spam)


> >> I don't see spam as a long term problem though.
> >
> >Oh? I see it growing.
>
> I do a lot of posting, usenet etc. and I always use my real name and my
> email ID is my real name, and I never do anything to hide my email address.
> Maybe 10% of my email is unwanted junk, split about half and half between
> spam and web site junk where I failed to say no after visiting.
>
> Spam is so far from my problem list it isn't even funny.
>
> My sincere guess is that the solution to spam will be more of a PITA than
spam.
>
>
>
Received on Sat Jun 23 2001 - 09:59:33 BST