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Monday, September 02, 2002

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-955842.html

Spam hits 36 percent of e-mail traffic
Robert Lemos, Special to ZDNet News

Corporate networks are becoming increasingly clogged by e-mail pitches for pornography, money-making schemes and health products, and there's little relief on the horizon. Once a mild annoyance, unsolicited bulk e-mail--also known as spam--could make up the majority of message traffic on the Internet by the end of 2002, according to data from three e-mail service providers. Businesses "are seeing an enormous increase in spam," said Enrique Salem, CEO of anti-spam service provider Brightmail. "It's become a huge problem." ....

 


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