You've Got Spam: AOL Blocks 1/2 Trillion Spam 472
yohaas writes "Yahoo! News is reporting that AOL blocked more than 500 billion spam messages for its users in 2003. That comes to 40 messages a day per user. The company regularly blocks 75-80% of all incoming mail as spam! The article also lists the top 10 spam phrases for the year, including such come-ons as: 'Viagra online', 'Online pharmacy', 'Get out of debt' and 'Get bigger'."
Their mail server went down again, that's all (Score:5, Funny)
(is this another dupe story?)
Outbound (Score:5, Funny)
It would be WAY too easy . . . (Score:5, Funny)
They also block real mail (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe there is something she's not telling me.
Mom!
stop spam now - top 10 phrases (Score:5, Funny)
seriously, I get 5-10 spam email / day telling me how to stop receiving spam emails.
I don't know why I believed them (Score:2, Funny)
I am so sick of spam (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They also block real mail (Score:5, Funny)
"Mom! The all new penis patch will get you bigger and harder than ever!" your email would go through.
Re:Imagine. (Score:3, Funny)
Didn't you know? AOL... (Score:1, Funny)
With those stacks of AOL disks laying around and the Post lady bringing you one every week, I thought it was obvious.
And this is the reason... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You've got spam??!? (Score:3, Funny)
You think anyone would buy from spam like that?!
:P
Here is what I do to prevent SPAM (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Imagine. (Score:5, Funny)
Now wait just one minnizle.
Obviously, I can't speak for you.... (Score:2, Funny)
Again. If they were spamming me by sending me actual hot wet nubile asian cheerleader teens willing to do my every bidding I'd have precious few complaints.
Re:Imagine. (Score:2, Funny)