On 2006-11-05, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
> Just came across the following...
>
> Why I Hate Spam
>
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>| But spam is worse than irritating. It is a drain on business productivity,
>| an increasingly costly waste of time and resources that clogs
>| corporate networks and distracts workers...
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> http://tinyurl.com/8ne8o (Microsoft.com, from WSJ)
I can't think of a more deserving man to receive spam. I might even
consider having mine bounced to him if I didn't think he'd use his
benevolence to bankrupt me.
> Read on. I urge you to. He has got some nerve. His s**tty O/S is the reason
> why zombies exist, which spew out that junk and deliver it to everyone
> (including Mac and Linux users).
>
> Zombie PCs spew out 80% of spam
>
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>| Four-fifths of spam now emanates from computers
>| contaminated with Trojan horse infections,
>| according to a study by network management
>| firm Sandvine out this week. Trojans and worms
>| with backdoor components such as Migmaf and
>| SoBig have turned infected Windows PCs into
>| drones in vast networks of compromised zombie PCs.
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> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/04/trojan_spam_study/
>
> Over 90% of email is spam, says Spamhaus founder
>
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>| "If we were to turn our service off one
>| day then the spam levels on the internet
>| would literally bring the internet email
>| system down," he said.
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> http://legalit.itproportal.com/?p=299
>
> Bill Gates promised to stop SPAM, but it must have increased a tenfold since
> he made that promise. He soon retires.
He needs to retire to his tax shelter (AKA The BM Gatu$ Foundation). He
can't possibly find the time to save the world from spam any more. He
has important PR to buy.
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