Spam

[SK]

I knew most spam came from USA but didnt realise it was that much.


United States - 56.74%
Canada - 6.8%
China & Hong Kong - 6.24%
South Korea - 5.77%
Netherlands - 2.13%
Brazil - 2%
Germany - 1.83%
France - 1.5%
UK - 1.31%
Australia - 1.21%
Mexico - 1.19%
Spain - 1.05%


Just wondering has anyone actually ever clicked and brought something that was introduced to them via a spam email? I mean it must work eventually otherwise they would'nt do it?
/me looks at the Viagra and Penis Enlargement pills on his desk

Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3500982.stm)

[Vorm]

No but;


March 10, 2004

Internet companies sue hundreds of people over spam
BY AP IN WASHINGTON



Some of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the United States have today joined forces to sue hundreds of people they allege have flooding the internet with unsolicited e-mails, or spam.



Microsoft, AOL, Earthlink and Yahoo! have filed six lawsuits naming hundreds of individuals in the first legal action by the industry under new laws to tackle the problem.

The lawsuits, submitted to federal courts in California, Georgia, Virginia and Washington State, were announced at a news conference and are the result of the new "Can Spam" legislation that came into effect on January 1.

The companies said the defendants include some of the nation's most notorious large-scale spammers.

The ISPs – collectively with tens of millions of subscribers – said they shared information, resources and investigative information to identify some of the defendants.

may go some towards sorting the problem out.

[Pippa666]

Nope not me, tbh I dont even open an email if its not from somebody I know.....just delete them straight away