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   J.O. Aho to Aragorn   
   Re: [OT] Spam   
   01 Mar 08 10:47:41   
   
   From: user@example.net   
      
   Aragorn wrote:   
   > Wim Cossement wrote:   
   >> Aragorn wrote:   
      
   >>> Spam is a pest.  About 85% of all e-mail traffic on the entire internet   
   >>> is spam, and only some 5% of those who receive it will actually click on   
   >>> one of those links and invest their savings in counterfeit Rolexes,   
   >>> counterfeit Viagra pills and penis enlargers.  And that in itself is   
   >>> strange, because I was under the impression that there's a great deal   
   >>> more of idiots out there than just 5% of all people with internet access.   
   >>>    
   >> You think even 5% is stupid enough?   
   >   
   > Actually, these are not my thoughts but statistics.  Apparently some 5% of   
   > the people does make use of the goods offered via spam e-mail, for whatever   
   > those goods may be.   
      
   And if you count the money value, spam is one of the largest industries in USA   
   and Nigeria.   
      
      
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      //Aho   
      
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