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How much server space is advertisements and spam?

Nov 17, 2008 4:45PM PST

How much server space is advertisements and spam?

I am doing a project over the evolution of the internet, and I cannot seem to find this anywhere.

I am pretty sure this is in the wrong place, but I don't know where else to put it.

I would also like some links if you can find them. Thanks!

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Try 98 percent.
Nov 18, 2008 1:24AM PST

This is the simple answer since you can find those articles about spam and how many emails they send a day. Take that, the population that has access and I get 98% spam email being sent per day.

Remember this is your research and not mine. I will not vet or backup my claim. That's your job.

Links? Google is the tool I used. Since you must do your own study what I've read over the years is not for your report.
Bob

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Thanks
Nov 19, 2008 12:01PM PST

You have definitely given me the things to look for. I was lost trying to google it and kept coming up with spam sites and the like.

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Asking the right question of search engines.
Nov 19, 2008 9:40PM PST
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Depends on the the server type:
Nov 21, 2008 6:27PM PST

For example: If you're Microsoft you're getting much more spam than as a person having its personal site. Here http://www.experts.us/optimization/spamseo.html they estimate # of spam comparing to the total email usage.
I'm sure you're also aware that spam is not only the server usage, but the times consumed to deal with reading, deleting and also losing innocent email messages.