Spam

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This paper takes a look at the ever-increasing problem of spam, or unwanted emails. The paper describes what is considered spam and discusses various solutions to the problem. The paper provides statistics as to the amount of spam circulating on the Web. The issue of legislation regarding spam is discussed in the paper. Spam filtering technology is explored as a possible solution to the problem.

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"The term spam has a rather innocuous and interesting background. The name comes from the Monty Python comedy sketch in which a group of Vikings in a restaurant start singing "Spam, spam, spam, spam, lovely spam! Wonderful spam!" They annoy the waiter who tells them to shut up. The interpretation of the "action" rather than the meaning of the word itself refers to a repetitive act that annoys. In terms of online communication, this annoyance has developed into a crisis, which has powerful consequences for business in particular. The European Commission recently stated that the problem costs 6.4bn a year in connection charges and lost productivity - the equivalent of 16 per Internet user."

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