[Josh]

downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/18/microsoft-and-feds-shuts-down-spam-behemoth-rustock-reduces-worldwide-spam/

Yep. Microsoft, with the help of Pfizer, FireEye , and the University of Washington, have taken down Rustock and could possibly decrease spam by 39% worldwide.

That's 30 billion emails.

Per day.

[Lucifer]

People still get spam emails?

[Stinky666]

Mar 18, 2011 15:26:55 GMT Lucifer said:

People still get spam emails?

Indeed. I do anyway. Here are some I haven't been bothered to delete (I have 71 total):


From: Penis Growth Sample
Subject: Impress all in the locker room

From: Enlarge with Free trial
Subject: Have the stamina in bed like never before

From: Free trial sample enlargement
Subject: Have the pecker of her dreams


and loads more of those.. but here are a few others:


From: [e-mail]
Subject: Halifax Customer Information
(Halifax for anyone who doesn't know, is a bank. I don't have, and never have had a bank with them)

From: UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION
Subject: FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINNING PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND USA GOV


I think the first lot are trying to tell me something. I just can't quite make out what.

[Chris]

... that's absurd.

[Chris]

Mar 19, 2011 3:58:04 GMT @xmsteel said:

@stinky: I think they are saying you have a small dick. Just a guess

90% of the spam emails I get are subject "wauhwerhw2443" and message "5234ttgrweg". Of course each different email subject and message...

Those are typically used more to see if your e-mail is valid. If they get a reply from you, it is valid. If they get an "e-mail does not exist" reply back, they know it isn't.