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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I don't know what is going on, but it is happening to me...</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Laura Gurak [SMTP:gurakl@umn.edu]</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Friday, January 04, 2002 8:03 PM</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">To: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">AIR List</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Subject: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">[Air-l] increase in spam...</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Has anyone else noticed a sudden increase in the amount of porn-type spam</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">they are getting? At least six people, including one journalist, have been</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">asking me what's up. I've heard from both academics and folks in the private</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">sector, and all seem to indicate a sudden (past 5-7 days) rise in this</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">stuff. I personally have noticed it as well. Anyone know what's going on?</FONT></SPAN>
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<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Laura J. Gurak, Ph.D. Associate Professor</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rhetoric Department, University of Minnesota</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1994 Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108 v 612-624-3773</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">also--Director, Internet Studies Center -- www.isc.umn.edu</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Faculty Fellow, Law School</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">gurakL@tc.umn.edu <A HREF="http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/faculty/LGurak/">http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/faculty/LGurak/</A></FONT></SPAN>
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