Re: Extremely High Spam Statistics

["Hunt,Keith A" <keith () UAKRON EDU>]

Hi Tim, 

Rate here is about 94-96%

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Keith Hunt  330.972.7968  keith () uakron edu
Internet & Server Systems 
The University of Akron  


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Lane [mailto:tlane () SCU EDU AU] 
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 7:51 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: [SECURITY] Extremely High Spam Statistics
>
> Hello,
>
> I would be interested in comparing our spam stats with other 
> institutions.  We are currently sent around around 450 000 
> emails per day, of which 98-99% are spam leaving around 5000 
> valid email messages passed through.  This is transparent to 
> our uses who only receive valid email.  
>
> Are other institution's spam levels this high?  I would be 
> very interested in hearing stats as I thought global rates 
> were only around 90-95%.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>
>
> Tim Lane
> Information Security Program Manager
>
> Information Technology and Telecommunication Services 
> Southern Cross University PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480
>
> *02 6620 3290   7              02 6620 3033   * tlane () scu edu au
> * http://www.scu.edu.au <http://www.scu.edu.au>