Mailspam, Webspam, And Freedom Of Speech.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 12:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Mailspam, Webspam, and Freedom of Speech. "given that the e-mail system has gone largely unchanged since 1965,perhaps we should be grateful that it works at all. " - David A. KarpPCmag.com Spam is the biggest single threat to the continued operation of the entire internet. I'll explain shortly why I think it's such a big threat, but first, I'll explain what I mean by the term 'spam'. What Is Spam?To my way of thinking, spam is just another variant of malware. Even though most spam emails don't fire up software, they fit the simplest definition of malware. read more