Author Topic: Gee, If they can do it for Bill... (Read 186 times)

Max · « **on:** November 18, 2004, 08:22:01 AM »

SINGAPORE (AP) - Bill Gates might not use AOL, but he's definitely got mail. The Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) chairman receives millions of Internet messages a day, said Steve Ballmer, the company's chief executive. "Bill literally receives 4 million pieces of e-mail per day, most of it spam," Ballmer said Thursday.

Spam or junk e-mails are unsolicited messages, generally advertising goods or services and usually sent to many e-mail accounts simultaneously.

Ballmer said Microsoft has special technology that just filters spam intended for Gates.

Now what about the rest of us???

DmdMax

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2004, 08:26:22 AM »

They still need to build a version that destroys any 3rd party spam filtering software on your computer.
-SW

Nash · « **Reply #2 on:** November 18, 2004, 08:38:55 AM »

A couple of weeks ago in Virginia they sent a guy to jail for nine years for spammin'. Fined his sister 7 grand. First convictions since the anti-spam law. Nine years.... yeow, that oughta send a message.

indy007 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 18, 2004, 08:47:52 AM »

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Originally posted by Nash
A couple of weeks ago in Virginia they sent a guy to jail for nine years for spammin'. Fined his sister 7 grand. First convictions since the anti-spam law. Nine years.... yeow, that oughta send a message.

70% of the world's spam comes from China. It's not going to have much impact.

Charon · « **Reply #4 on:** November 18, 2004, 09:04:10 AM »

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A couple of weeks ago in Virginia they sent a guy to jail for nine years for spammin'. Fined his sister 7 grand. First convictions since the anti-spam law. Nine years.... yeow, that oughta send a message.

I think he was scamming as much as spamming -- but it's a start.

Charon