Re: [OT] 'Email this story to a friend'
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Sal D'anna wrote:> FACTS:> * Spam costs companies an average of $30 million per employee each weekUmmm, $30 million _per employee_? That is just a *little* inflated, methinks. There is no question that spam does have costs, but it doesn't help anyone to quote idiotic numbers like this. This isn't the RIAA, you know! ;~)> * E-mail virus attacks cost firms as much as $2 billion each yearThat is more marketing hyperbole, I'm afraid. Blocking all executable file attachments is very inexpensive and effective.Fair warning that the second presenter on the list is Senior VP of a company that is trying to sell you something to facilitate blocking e-mail. Personally, I'm not too interested in the snakeoil these folks are peddling.John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4501 Forbes BoulevardSuite HLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5748-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Sal D'anna wrote:> FACTS:> * Spam costs companies an average of $30 million per employee each weekUmmm, $30 million _per employee_? That is just a *little* inflated, methinks. There is no question that spam does have costs, but it doesn't help anyone to quote idiotic numbers like this. This isn't the RIAA, you know! ;~)> * E-mail virus attacks cost firms as much as $2 billion each yearThat is more marketing hyperbole, I'm afraid. Blocking all executable file attachments is very inexpensive and effective.Fair warning that the second presenter on the list is Senior VP of a company that is trying to sell you something to facilitate blocking e-mail. Personally, I'm not too interested in the snakeoil these folks are peddling.John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4501 Forbes BoulevardSuite HLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5748-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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