wraggster
July 15th, 2009, 20:24
An article in ars technia claims that 12% of internet users have actually responded to spam messages and tried to buy items. Although I find this hard to believe it does explain why my spam folder is always full."
Also in spam news, wjousts links to a Technology Review article about how spammers get your e-mail address, writing "E-mail addresses in comments posted to a website had a high probability of getting spammed, while of the 70 e-mail addresses submitted during registration at various websites, only 4 got spammed.
http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/1820247/12-of-E-mail-Users-Have-Responded-To-Spam
Also in spam news, wjousts links to a Technology Review article about how spammers get your e-mail address, writing "E-mail addresses in comments posted to a website had a high probability of getting spammed, while of the 70 e-mail addresses submitted during registration at various websites, only 4 got spammed.
http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/1820247/12-of-E-mail-Users-Have-Responded-To-Spam