Global Spam Falls by 70% as US Hosting Firm Shut Down »
Posted By engineer 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & TechnologyThis week saw global spam levels drop significantly after two major US internet providers pulled the plug on spurious hosting firm McColo.
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Hi My background is Biomedical engineering with an MBA As you know from all my comments where I almost stand politically. I have loads of ...
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LumFan7 months, 3 weeks ago
Well, it's a start. Too bad that the temporary reprieve will not last. *sigh*
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Jeboba7 months, 3 weeks ago
Hooooray even if it is short lived! Now if we could just get the nigerian scams stopped!
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Sludge-Guzzler7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ever since I switched my email to a free yahoo account a couple years ago, the spam I used to get has literally disappeared.
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CRYMTYPHON7 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello [ Progressive ]!
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I am Chief Financial Officer Ivan Gotasudonim , head of the Nigerian Foreign Fund Transfer office!
Here is to hoping we are having nice day!
I wish to take this time to ask if you were aware change of government here, requires we empty and refill treasury?
Your associate [ Ind06 ] has recommended that we can trust you to allow to send many money to your account for holding! And you keep half!
To faciliate this trustworthy transfer [ system note: propeller has deleted the rest of this message as being not funny enough. ].
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gsmittle7 months, 3 weeks ago
"I can do w/o the breast enlargements too!"
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I dunno--might make a nice adjunct to the "herbal male enhancement."
Psycho--to respond to your previous post: it's not that I mind pressing the delete key, it's that I get irritated at having to find my real email in the pile of spam...
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frctm57 months, 3 weeks ago
Now if we could just find the scum that is sending the other 30%.
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