[Air-l] increase in spam

[Derek McMillan]

What I have also noticed is that the spelling and grammar of the spam has 
deteriorated.  This suggests to me that the ways and means of sending out 
spam have become very widely available to individuals and not just to 
commercial ventures.  Spam messages offering the ability to "send out 
millions of free advertisements daily" have been arriving for some time.
In fact the amount of spam which I personally receive has been drastically 
cut because I use an effective filter on hotmail only taking messages from 
people in my address book.

>From: Laura Gurak <gurakl at umn.edu>
>To: AIR List <air-l at aoir.org>
>Subject: [Air-l] increase in spam...
>Reply-To: air-l at aoir.org
>
>Has anyone else noticed a sudden increase in the amount of porn-type spam
>they are getting? At least six people, including one journalist, have been
>asking me what's up. I've heard from both academics and folks in the 
>private
>sector, and all seem to indicate a sudden (past 5-7 days) rise in this
>stuff. I personally have noticed it as well. Anyone know what's going on?
>
>----------------
>Laura J. Gurak, Ph.D. Associate Professor
>Rhetoric Department, University of Minnesota
>1994 Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108  v 612-624-3773
>also--Director, Internet Studies Center -- www.isc.umn.edu
>Faculty Fellow, Law School
>gurakL at tc.umn.edu   http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/faculty/LGurak/
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