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From: sanfordandson40 AT hotmail DOT com (Kat Suit Model)
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Subject: Re: SPAM on the rise
Date: 6 Mar 2002 03:56:21 -0800
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DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote in message news:<200203050203 DOT g2523SM21789 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com>...
> > The number/frequency of SPAM mailings coming over this list server 
> > (like the below) seems to be sky-rocketing. Any idea why...or is 
> > there some way to keep getting the great C++ info (which is much 
> > appreciated) without this type of maudlin crapola?
> 
> I'm updating the spam filter just as fast as I can...

It seems like every group I post to or lurk in is experiencing this. A
lot of people's mail accounts are getting slammed these days too - to
the point where the isp says it's powerless to take action due to the
volume of spam, and the user has to just get a new account somewhere
else. Funny, since I thought open mail relays were an issue of the
past.

Not that it really matters, but I'd attribute it to a combination of
the worsening economy, and some corporations' apparent willingness to
work with spammers...MSN Hotmail anyone? You can't even use their free
accounts anymore, you'll get 50-100+ spams a day, and most of them
won't be caught by their 'spam guard'. MSN says they're not selling
lists of subscribers, but either they're lying, one of their employees
has a profitable side business, or their security is so lax the
spammers are getting the lists themselves.

And before you ask, no, I don't use this hotmail account. :P