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02 Nov 2010

Why Spam Is Bad Email

Today's post on the CAUCE website lays out the reasons that spam is a real problem. It's not the annoyance of unwanted mail, it's the serious crime of which that mail is only a part.

(Kudos to Neil Schwartzman and JD Falk for writing it so clearly.)


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