Re: Worsening google service reputation and abuse

[John Levine via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

It appears that Tom Beecher via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> said:
> > Barry has a reasonable theory - that the economics of spamming is brittle -
> > but it is just that: a theory.
>
>
> Part of the theory itself is generally sound. If spamming isn't making
> someone money, much less spam would be sent.
>
> However, the assertion that the spam economy is 'fragile' doesn't really
> hold up. The number of spam emails hasn't substantively decreased in a long
> time. Year over year, it's generally flat to increasing. ...

I'm still seeing 90% spam but many people I know say that it's dropped to
more like 50%.  My guess is that the spammers have just figured out how to
do it a little more efficiently.  50% is still awful.

T's,
John

PS: my system is small and strange and has a lot of honeypots so I'm not
surprised spammers keep trying.
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