A 40 Percent Drop in Spam? Too Bad It's Temporary... [Digital Daily]
Wow. Global spam volumes plummeted today after two ISPs disconnected a Web hosting firm outed by the Washington Post as harboring some truly unsavory clients. Denied Internet access by Global Crossing and Hurricane Electric, bot hosting network... 1 month ago
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WHY WHY It doesn't have to be.. Why spam people if everyone is broke. No money to steal.
If the companies employing spammers are going broke the problem will only get worse as the marketing push will inevitably get more aggresive. The spammers will get paid less for every piece of mail, forcing them to increase their output. Well, that's just my opinion.... as gloomy as it is.
Oh and by the way for anyone with slightly more than a passing interest, this story might be a bit more informative: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-spam14-2008nov14,0,1012756.story