Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Tuesday, December 30, 2003

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Mac.Ars Takes On 2003: The Year In Review: "2003 was a big year for Apple, and arguably its most successful in over a decade on a number of metrics." (Ars Technica via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]


[Item Permalink] This is why there is less spam? -- Comment()
An Unrepentant Spammer Vows to Carry On, Within the Law: 'Alan Ralsky, who has made a successful business of spamming, is on a hiatus, but says he will soon resume bulk e-mailing in compliance with a federal antispam law. He calls the law unfair, but adds, "You would have to be stupid" to try to violate it.'


[Item Permalink] Spammers are on a Christmas vacation? -- Comment()
Spam didn't explode, after all. I expected the number of spam messages to explode during the end of December, but no such thing happened. I currently have 248 spam messages in my junk mail folder, of which 246 were caught by the spam filters (server-side and Mac OS X Mail). Perhaps the spammers are also taking a vacation?