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more on Quake cuts off much of Asia Internet
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:30:01 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu> Date: December 29, 2006 10:06:29 AM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] more on Quake cuts off much of Asia Internet A number of the notes on the spam reduction due to the quake have carried the subtext that most spam comes from Asia, and China in particular. The interesting metric is how spam is distributed relative to total Internet population -- spam may be down simply because many users are cut off, not because China is a major spam source. Or maybe spam is down because it's the holiday season and domestic US spammers have better things to do -- after all, many studies have claimed that most spam comes from the U.S. Gilbert & Sullivan said it well, long ago: When a felon's not engaged in his employment ___ His employment, Or maturing his felonious little plans ___ Little plans, His capacity for innocent enjoyment ___ 'Cent enjoyment Is just as great as any honest man's ___ Honest man's. ------------------------------------------- <HR> You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org<BR>To manage your subscription, go to<BR> <A HREF="http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip">http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip</A><P>Archives at: <A HREF="http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/intere Archives: [LIST_ARCHIVES_URL] Modify Your Subscription: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=1788750&user_secret=2262158c Unsubscribe: http://v2.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?id=1788750-2262158c-jbjeb1vj Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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