April 29, 2003
The Cost of Spam
The rise in bulk e-mail is getting tons of ink these days, as the amount and nature of "spam" in the Inbox seems to get more intrusive by the day. Much of the recent coverage of the bulk email issue has been either superficial or compartmentalized, dealing with with one or two angles of a multi-faceted problem which challenges lawmakers, ISPs and system admins as well as end users. An exception is this story in Internet Week, which provides some info on the financial cost of spam for ISPs, and takes the time to quantify the recent growth, examine its causes, and give an overview of current anti-spam strategies.
Posted by RichM at April 29, 2003 10:39 AMComments
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