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<h1>Green Eggs And Spam</h1><p> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> To clarify, I am not talking about rotten eggs or that horrible<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> stuff the poor depression dwellers had to eat, I am talking<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> about computer e-mail spam.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> What is this spam I speak of?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Spam is best defined as unsolicited and unwanted commercial<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> electronic messages or e-mails that are sent to large numbers of<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> people.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Ask any computer user and the most annoying thing about having<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> and using e-mail is the annoying amount of spam you get. It is<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> predicted that spam could eventually kill the usability of<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> e-mail unless effective barriers and law changes are introduced.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> In 2003 it was reported that 40% of all e-mail traffic in the US<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> was spam up from just 8% in 2001. Over the past 6 months this<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> figure has doubled. Hotmail a popular e-mail service, says that<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> 80% of e-mail coming to their servers is spam.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> You might say that I don't get as much spam as I used to. Well<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> this is thanks to internet providers and businesses filtering<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> this out before you see it. One problem with spam filters is<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> that occasionally users encounter false positives in which<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> important and legitimate e-mail gets blocked. Due to these<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> necessary anti-spam measures, the costs involved are huge. Not<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> only does all this excessive internet traffic clog up the<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> internet freeway, but all these e-mails are downloaded to<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> servers before the anti-spam software deletes it. Businesses<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> worldwide report that 20% of all e-mail received is spam. It is<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> estimated that the true cost of spam for businesses in the<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> United States alone is $8-9 billion US dollars per year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Why is there so much spam?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> The simple answer is that there is a market for spam. If people<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> didn't buy from spam e-mail there wouldnt be any spam. All the<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> spammer needs is for one person, out of a few hundred thousand<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> e-mails, to buy something and it makes the whole process worth<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> while. Sending the spam requires little effort on the spammers<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> part as the computer automates the process meaning that it is<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> very easy to send out over a million e-mails an hour.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> What is the world and in particular New Zealand doing about all<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> this spam?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> On the 23rd of February '05 the Information Technology minister,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Paul Swann, released a proposed law will that make it illegal to<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> send spam that originates from NZ. Only problem is that only 1%<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> of spam originates from Australia and NZ, and to actually catch<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> and prosecute a spammer is very difficult due to spammers being<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> good at hiding there identity.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> In April '05, a 30 year old spammer in the United States became<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> the first person to be prosecuted for spamming. He was sentenced<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> to a nine year prison term. He is described as a modern day<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> snake oil salesman being the eighth most prolific spammer in the<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> world, sending up to 10 million e-mails a day from his house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> His income was $750,000 US per month, with one in every 30,000<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> e-mails sent generating money. He sent out so much e-mail that<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> he received, on average, 15,000 credit card orders a month, each<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> order worth an average of $US40. His total worth is $24 million<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> US dollars, he advertised pornography, fake products and<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> services. During the court case the assistant attorney general<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> said and I quote "When your marketing to the world, there are<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> enough idiots out there who will be suckered in."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Remember that spam is only a problem due to people purchasing<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> from spam e-mail, if there was no demand there would be no spam,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> security firm Mirapoint, reports that 1 in 10 people buy<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> something from spam e-mail.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> So how do I protect myself from spam?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> There are a three main ways to stop being spammed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> The first and the best form of defence is not to give out your<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> personal e-mail address. Don't publicise your address in chat<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> rooms or fill in forms on a website. For this purpose, you are<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> best to use a public e-mail address such as a hotmail account,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> as some web site owners are more than happy to sell your e-mail<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> address to a spammer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Secondly use an internet provider that controls and monitors<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> spam.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Thirdly install anti-spam software on your PC.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Therefore in this day and age there really is no need to eat<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> green eggs and spam!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> More <a href="http://www.articlesroom.com">free articles</a> from <a href="http://www.articlesroom.com">http://www.articlesroom.com</a>

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