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AOL Blocks 1/2 Trillion Spam Messages

By Red Wolf

4 January 2004

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In Technology

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AOL blocked more than 500 billion spam messages for its users in 2003. That comes to 40 messages a day per user. The company regularly blocks 75-80% of all incoming mail as spam. The top 10 spam phrases for the year include such come-ons as: Viagra online, Online pharmacy, Get out of debt and Get bigger

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