Spam

My group's topic for mondays presentations is Spam. There are many different types of spam- through emails, instant messaging, and online games. It is basically sending unsolicited bulk messages that users most likely do not want to see. Most of the people making spam do not have many costs other than the list they send spam to, and it is hard to hold these mailers accountable. Spam is also known as "junk mail" that shows up in your inbox. Spammers get addresses from chat rooms, email addresses listed publicly on the web, and directories of large e-mail hosting companies. Spam filtering software can help you avoid Spam, which also helps reduce the bandwidth that spam eats up. Spam costs a lot less than physical junk mail- instead of using paper and postage, a spammer can send an email to thousands of people without costing much at all. Overall, spam is very annoying for those who receive it, but makes money easily for those sending it.