FreeLists / arachne / [arachne] Re: Spam

["Udo Kuhnt" <048321887-0001@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> The U.S. produces most of the world's spam. Those who
> run botnets are paid between 1cent and 10cents for each
> zombie they control. A zombie in the U.S. brings 8-10
> cents for each zombie, while a zombie in China is worth
> only 1-2cents. Canadian zombies are second in worth only
> to U.S. zombies. American and Canadian zombies are usually
> much higherend machines than those of other countries, and
> more likely to be using broadband.

The problem with those numbers is that they mostly deal with email Spam.
Web forum Spam has unfortunately become ever more a problem since ways
to counter email Spam have been devised. Also, web forum Spam is
reported less often because it is seen as a problem of the webmasters,
but also since no ways exist to report it. Try to find an address where
you can report abuse, and most of the time you find a form to forward a
Spam email, but nothing to report Spam in a forum. I think not even the
anti-Spam laws deal with this form of Spam. :-/

Regards,

Udo

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