Could Spam Kill Off E-Mail?

Dyre Straits · Oct 23, 2003, 03:30 AM

WASHINGTON--A majority of the United States' 126 million e-mail users say they are losing trust in e-mail, and one in four has cut back usage because of the daily onslaught of spam.

The findings, detailed in a new report by the research organization Pew Internet & American Life Project, offer yet more examples of how spam is wreaking havoc on the "killer app" of the Internet and proving expensive for businesses.

"People just love e-mail, and it really bothers them that spam is ruining such a good thing," says Deborah Fallows, author of the Pew report, "Spam: Hurting email and degrading the Internet environment."

Rita Chang, Medill News Service

Article here

spark rain fire · Oct 23, 2003, 03:38 AM

dont be stupid. i dont get any spam. my e-mail account is at hotmail, and is about a year old.

Shaunboyland · Oct 23, 2003, 04:36 AM

For ever 1 "real" email I get about 20 spams.

~~HawK~~ · Oct 23, 2003, 06:49 AM

Well if it was only the spam.... but the sh*tload of (tracking)cookies & scripts that accompanies it is worrying me, not for my self but for people like my brother
who havent a clue about those (or wanne know), last month his computer kept on crashing
so I looked at it and found 1900 cookies 128 spy/tracking related, a complete set of gator/cydoor and other garbage on his drive....
and he hardly visit any internet sites, but alot of ebay alikes
and emails a lot to potential sellers/buyers....
when I asked him if he wanted a firewall he said no! ....it is to troublesome...

Oct 23, 2003, 03:30 AM	#1
Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,201 Rep Power: 216 System Specs	Could Spam Kill Off E-Mail? WASHINGTON--A majority of the United States' 126 million e-mail users say they are losing trust in e-mail, and one in four has cut back usage because of the daily onslaught of spam. The findings, detailed in a new report by the research organization Pew Internet & American Life Project, offer yet more examples of how spam is wreaking havoc on the "killer app" of the Internet and proving expensive for businesses. "People just love e-mail, and it really bothers them that spam is ruining such a good thing," says Deborah Fallows, author of the Pew report, "Spam: Hurting email and degrading the Internet environment." Rita Chang, Medill News Service Article here

Oct 23, 2003, 03:38 AM	#2
spark rain fire i am rad. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: central pa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	dont be stupid. i dont get any spam. my e-mail account is at hotmail, and is about a year old. __________________ ---- [color=red]http://www.invalidsystemdisk.vze.com[/color]

Oct 23, 2003, 04:36 AM	#3
Shaunboyland DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oak Ridge, NC Posts: 168 Rep Power: 0	For ever 1 "real" email I get about 20 spams. __________________

Oct 23, 2003, 06:49 AM	#4
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Well if it was only the spam.... but the sh*tload of (tracking)cookies & scripts that accompanies it is worrying me, not for my self but for people like my brother who havent a clue about those (or wanne know), last month his computer kept on crashing so I looked at it and found 1900 cookies 128 spy/tracking related, a complete set of gator/cydoor and other garbage on his drive.... and he hardly visit any internet sites, but alot of ebay alikes and emails a lot to potential sellers/buyers.... when I asked him if he wanted a firewall he said no! ....it is to troublesome...