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Re: [News] 64.4% of E-mail is SPAM (Thanks, Microsoft!)

Meat Plow wrote:

> On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:29:59 +0100, Roy Schestowitz Has Frothed:
> 
>> Subject:      [News] 64.4% of E-mail is SPAM (Thanks, Microsoft!)
>> From:         Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-To:     newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Newsgroups:   comp.os.linux.advocacy
>> Date:         Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:29:59 +0100
>> 
>> Old spammers learn new tricks
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Spam Bot operations are increasing in particularly in South American
>> | countries where it is the favoured method of distributing bank trojans
>> | and phishing scams.
>> `----
>> 
>> 
>> Zombie PCs spew out 80% of spam
> 
> That's retransmitted by 'nix mx servers.
> 

Which is exactly their purpose. 
Except if you *also* set them up to filter for this garbage
-- 
Microsoft software doesn't get released - it escapes, leaving
a trail of destruction behind it.


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