One in 10 websites in UK spams users

[DorsetBoy]

  UK web-sufers have much to worry about: it's a spam-filled place to be

UK has been named-and-shamed as one of the most dangerous places to surf the Internet in the world. Spam Ratings carried out research for 12 months, spanning 10,000 websites and 150,000 emails.

In the year ending 30 September 2010, the amount of spam has risen by 110%. Out of the 1 in 10 sites producing spam, they attack 5 times a day....... [more]

[Rik]

Luckily, mine all gets swallowed before it gets near me. Bring back charging to send email I say.

[Lona]

Luckily, mine all gets swallowed before it gets near me. Bring back charging to send email I say.

Have you joined the Con/Dem party.?

[Rik]

I was condemned years ago.

[zappaDPJ]

The only websites I get spam from are sites I've had to sign up to but specifically opted out from e.g. Sky, Tesco, Apple, BT 

The incredible thing about it is although I use my current address everywhere, I've only ever received two completely unsolicited spam mails. They came in a couple of days ago from someone who had bought up all the permutations of a URL I own, minus a hyphen with a view to selling them to me.

Considering all my websites and forums contain the same email address and it's the only address I've used for over a year, it's amazing it hasn't been spammed yet 

[DorsetBoy]

You just know what is going to happen now 

[Rik]

Drop me a PM, Zap, and we'll change all that for you.  

[zappaDPJ]

It did occur to me as I was typing what I'm opening myself up for

[Rik]

And we do hate to disappoint.

[DorsetBoy]

 

[zappaDPJ]

As attached

[Rik]

I've often wondered what a spammer looked like.

[Glenn]

Here is a dyslexic spammer

[DorsetBoy]

He looks a right tool 

[Simon]

 

[Rik]

[Glenn]

 

[Lona]

I prefer corned beef. 

[Rik]

Especially hash. 

[DorsetBoy]

But you can't "corned beef" somebody.

[Rik]

You can if you've got a good right arm.

[Lona]

But you can't "corned beef" somebody.

Want a bet.