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[ 1678] 31.4% - 22-30 [ 1037] 19.4% - 18-21 [ 961] 18.0% - 31-40 [ 584] 10.9% - 41-50 [ 418] 7.8% - 15-17 [ 250] 4.7% - 51-60 [ 217] 4.1% - Under 15 [ 62] 1.2% - No Answer [ 60] 1.1% - 61-70 [ 33] 0.6% - 71+
[ 2686] 50.3% - Male [ 2433] 45.6% - Female [ 166] 3.1% - No Answer
[ 1170] 21.9% - Other - Local ISP [ 655] 12.3% - AOL [ 592] 11.1% - Other - National/International ISP [ 509] 9.5% - Other - School/University [ 422] 7.9% - MSN [ 337] 6.3% - Other - Regional ISP [ 317] 5.9% - No Answer [ 184] 3.4% - Other - Work/Employer [ 166] 3.1% - AT&T [ 162] 3.0% - Earthlink [ 149] 2.8% - IAmerica [ 112] 2.1% - WebTV [ 63] 1.2% - Netcom [ 62] 1.2% - BellSouth.net [ 57] 1.1% - MindSpring [ 56] 1.0% - Prodigy [ 34] 0.6% - Erols.com [ 33] 0.6% - PacBell [ 32] 0.6% - Sprint [ 32] 0.6% - CompuServe [ 31] 0.6% - Other - Government [ 28] 0.5% - Concentric.net [ 19] 0.4% - Pipeline [ 17] 0.3% - UU.NET [ 14] 0.3% - MCI [ 12] 0.2% - infi.net [ 12] 0.2% - Net-Connect [ 5] 0.1% - AGIS.Net [ 4] 0.1% - Teleport [ 3] 0.1% - Linknet [ 3] 0.1% - Alter.Net
[ 1954] 36.6% - No [ 1684] 31.5% - I don't know [ 991] 18.6% - Yes - it's an option [ 459] 8.6% - Yes - automatically [ 200] 3.7% - No Answer
[ 2357] 44.2% - Student [ 641] 12.0% - Run a home-based business (part time) [ 567] 10.6% - Work for an Internet-related company [ 505] 9.5% - Use the Internet to generate revenue [ 366] 6.9% - Work in the field of advertising/marketing [ 357] 6.7% - Run a home-based business (full time) [ 322] 6.0% - Use E-Mail for marketing/solicitation [ 300] 5.6% - Manage/Administer an Internet server [ 164] 3.1% - Use Newsgroups for marketing/solicitation [ 118] 2.2% - I regularly send unsolicited commercial e-mail [ 103] 1.9% - I regularly post usenet advertisments
[ 4244] 79.5% - No. I only send e-mail to those whom I know. [ 612] 11.5% - Yes, but non-commercial. [ 197] 3.7% - Yes. Both commercial and non-commercial. [ 134] 2.5% - Yes, of a commercial nature. [ 98] 1.8% - No Answer
[ 2317] 43.4% - Delete it immediately [ 880] 16.5% - Sometimes read it [ 608] 11.4% - Ask to be removed from the list [ 452] 8.5% - Filter it out in my e-mail program [ 398] 7.5% - Ignore it [ 190] 3.6% - No Answer [ 162] 3.0% - Always read it [ 141] 2.6% - Filter it out from my user account (procmail, etc.) [ 136] 2.5% - My ISP filters it out automatically (as best they can do)
[ 2295] 43.0% - The sender [ 1211] 22.7% - The company being advertised [ 1052] 19.7% - My ISP [ 1023] 19.2% - The ISP from which the spam originated [ 978] 18.3% - The agency doing the mass-mailing [ 699] 13.1% - A domain administrative contact [ 399] 7.5% - An advertised 800 number [ 391] 7.3% - A government agency (FCC,FTC,FBI,Attorney General,etc) [ 318] 6.0% - Mail-bombed a spammer [ 274] 5.1% - Other type of attack (ping, DOS) [ 269] 5.0% - An advertised phone number
[ 473] 8.9% - 21-30 [ 463] 8.7% - 10 [ 409] 7.7% - 1 [ 347] 6.5% - 5 [ 334] 6.3% - 2 [ 330] 6.2% - None [ 275] 5.2% - 20 [ 269] 5.0% - 3 [ 260] 4.9% - 200+ [ 229] 4.3% - 15 [ 223] 4.2% - 41-50 [ 222] 4.2% - 76-100 [ 205] 3.8% - 31-40 [ 190] 3.6% - 101-200 [ 183] 3.4% - 4 [ 173] 3.2% - 51-75 [ 132] 2.5% - 7 [ 98] 1.8% - 6 [ 84] 1.6% - 8 [ 80] 1.5% - 14 [ 69] 1.3% - 9 [ 67] 1.3% - 12 [ 67] 1.3% - No Answer [ 29] 0.5% - 18 [ 25] 0.5% - 11 [ 22] 0.4% - 16 [ 21] 0.4% - 13 [ 15] 0.3% - 17 [ 4] 0.1% - 19
[ 1111] 20.8% - Adult/porn [ 910] 17.0% - Other "Get Rich" schemes [ 565] 10.6% - Selling misc. products [ 460] 8.6% - MLM/Pyramid/Ponzi schemes [ 444] 8.3% - Bulk E-mailing [ 412] 7.7% - No Answer [ 340] 6.4% - Credit/Financing [ 286] 5.4% - Chain letters [ 226] 4.2% - Advertising misc. web sites [ 107] 2.0% - Web site PR/listing [ 88] 1.6% - Software [ 71] 1.3% - Long Distance Services [ 45] 0.8% - WebTV promotions [ 36] 0.7% - Hardware [ 36] 0.7% - Web design/services [ 32] 0.6% - ISP promotions [ 27] 0.5% - Stock offerings/IPOs [ 26] 0.5% - Real estate/hotels/resorts [ 16] 0.3% - Web space
[ 2736] 51.3% - It is excessively annoying [ 1562] 29.3% - It is annoying [ 682] 12.8% - I tolerate it [ 173] 3.2% - I like it [ 132] 2.5% - No Answer
[ 2589] 48.5% - Yes [ 2242] 42.0% - No [ 457] 8.6% - No Answer
[ 1723] 32.3% - I don't know [ 758] 14.2% - From some contest I may have entered [ 622] 11.7% - From a web site [ 587] 11.0% - From newsgroups [ 580] 10.9% - From a cookie [ 467] 8.7% - From one of the web site listing services [ 189] 3.5% - From my ISP [ 167] 3.1% - From a java/javascript/activex component [ 105] 2.0% - I give it to them [ 87] 1.6% - No Answer
[ 2531] 47.4% - Yes [ 2261] 42.4% - No [ 496] 9.3% - No Answer
[ 2439] 45.7% - I promptly ask to be removed from lists [ 1938] 36.3% - I avoid posting in newsgroups [ 1785] 33.4% - I don't deal with any company that condones spamming [ 1621] 30.4% - I don't advertise my e-mail address at all [ 1347] 25.2% - I use fake e-mail addresses [ 687] 12.9% - I insert phrases like REMOVEME or NOSPAM in my e-mail address [ 671] 12.6% - I take hostile action against spammers [ 496] 9.3% - I observe Internet advertiser blacklists [ 192] 3.6% - I put a warning in my signature
[ 3058] 57.3% - No [ 1897] 35.5% - Yes [ 332] 6.2% - No Answer
[ 2748] 51.5% - Nice idea, but ineffective [ 2011] 37.7% - I agree [ 341] 6.4% - I disagree [ 185] 3.5% - No Answer
[ 836] 15.7% - Spam should be allowed but labelled appropriately [ 613] 11.5% - Implement a central 'opt-in' list [ 566] 10.6% - The Government should outlaw UCE [ 524] 9.8% - The Internet community should regulate UCE practices [ 514] 9.6% - Spam should be stopped at the backbone level [ 479] 9.0% - Advertisers should be blacklisted [ 429] 8.0% - Spam should be stopped at the ISP level [ 424] 7.9% - The Government should regulate UCE practices [ 397] 7.4% - Spam should be stopped at the user level [ 297] 5.6% - Nothing [ 205] 3.8% - No Answer
[ 2596] 48.6% - Yes [ 2323] 43.5% - No [ 369] 6.9% - No Answer
[ 2061] 38.6% - Spammers should only solicit users who have requested info [ 1891] 35.4% - There should be STRICT enforcement of removal requests [ 1679] 31.5% - All UCE should be clearly identified [ 1657] 31.0% - There should be a central 'Remove Registry' every mailing list must go through [ 1368] 25.6% - Spammers must use consistent, legitimate addressing/relays [ 1261] 23.6% - Spammers should list their contact info (like 900-number ads) [ 1009] 18.9% - UCE should be completely outlawed [ 940] 17.6% - Spammers should be limited to X messages per month [ 698] 13.1% - Spammers should operate from their own top-level domain
[ 2293] 43.0% - Civil Penalties (fines, injunction) [ 1370] 25.7% - The Government should not regulate UCE [ 934] 17.5% - Criminal Penalties (fines, jail) [ 688] 12.9% - No Answer
[ 3775] 70.7% - Yes [ 1107] 20.7% - No [ 402] 7.5% - No Answer
[ 1626] 30.5% - I don't use newsgroups so I don't care [ 1211] 22.7% - Ads should be banned from non-commercial newsgroups [ 1004] 18.8% - It should be regulated just like e-mail [ 733] 13.7% - It is a public forum and should be left alone [ 406] 7.6% - No Answer [ 304] 5.7% - Usenet should turn 'private' and validate people prior to allowing them to post
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