Friendly Junk Mail Worse Than Spam?
from the I-don't-think-so... dept
A new study says that "friendly" junk mail is still a much bigger problem than spam. They say that people who receive forwarded jokes, chain letters, and video clips from friends take up more network resources than spam. I thought this was surprising since I barely receive any of that sort of stuff - but maybe it's just because most people who know me know that I am vehemently against these sorts of things (and respond angrily when someone does send one). However, it doesn't seem like much of a surprise that a large video clogs up a network more than a text spam. I'm not sure that it's really an issue that needs to be "studied". People just need to learn not to forward crap like that on to their friends.
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Friendly email is Friendly email
I frankly view "friendly email" as a necessary evil. It shows that someone cares enough to send you something, even if that something has little value. And besides, I like many of the jokes my friends send, even though they all send the same ones back and forth, usually because they are friends they know you'll get a kick out of it. And if you don't, they aren't as likely to take your rejection of their email as grounds to send you 15 more.
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