'Spam' the bindweed of the Internet
I have just recieved the annual report from a Transport Museum of which I am a member. The report itself had much in it that showed that it was thriving, (It runs Trams, Trolleybuses, Vintage Buses and Taxis, and also has a Narrow Gauge Railway)However there was one item that displeased me.Due being inundated with 'Spam' they have been forced to shut down the Email address. The reason is that although they have a 'Spam'box, non spam is not always detected, this means a trawl through the dross to find genuine messages. As the people responsible only can work part time on this, 'Spam' builds up very quickly. I know myself that only a week-end away can produce 100/200 messages. Neither is the filtering device 100% accurate. Ealing Today still gets in there every now and then, plus occasionally other genuine messages.Spam also has the effect of slowing the Internet down. In my exchange alone, at a count that I obtained via a BT collegue showed that 51% of the incoming emails were spam.Its a problem that in my opinion is getting worse, and is a downside to something that has much good in making communication and information more accessable to all. Will this strangulation mean that the Internet as a tool becomes useless???
Colin Vaughan ● 6323d1 Comments