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[ 1653] 31.7% - 22-30 [ 1005] 19.3% - 18-21 [ 948] 18.2% - 31-40 [ 572] 11.0% - 41-50 [ 402] 7.7% - 15-17 [ 249] 4.8% - 51-60 [ 211] 4.0% - Under 15 [ 61] 1.2% - No Answer [ 60] 1.2% - 61-70 [ 32] 0.6% - 71+
[ 2636] 50.5% - Male [ 2387] 45.8% - Female [ 164] 3.1% - No Answer
[ 1157] 22.2% - Other - Local ISP [ 652] 12.5% - AOL [ 575] 11.0% - Other - National/International ISP [ 494] 9.5% - Other - School/University [ 414] 7.9% - MSN [ 334] 6.4% - Other - Regional ISP [ 303] 5.8% - No Answer [ 183] 3.5% - Other - Work/Employer [ 161] 3.1% - Earthlink [ 161] 3.1% - AT&T [ 148] 2.8% - IAmerica [ 112] 2.1% - WebTV [ 62] 1.2% - Netcom [ 59] 1.1% - BellSouth.net [ 57] 1.1% - MindSpring [ 51] 1.0% - Prodigy [ 33] 0.6% - Erols.com [ 32] 0.6% - PacBell [ 31] 0.6% - CompuServe [ 31] 0.6% - Sprint [ 28] 0.5% - Other - Government [ 27] 0.5% - Concentric.net [ 19] 0.4% - Pipeline [ 17] 0.3% - UU.NET [ 14] 0.3% - MCI [ 12] 0.2% - infi.net [ 10] 0.2% - Net-Connect [ 4] 0.1% - AGIS.Net [ 4] 0.1% - Teleport [ 3] 0.1% - Linknet [ 3] 0.1% - Alter.Net
[ 1933] 37.1% - No [ 1654] 31.7% - I don't know [ 964] 18.5% - Yes - it's an option [ 443] 8.5% - Yes - automatically [ 193] 3.7% - No Answer
[ 2280] 43.7% - Student [ 626] 12.0% - Run a home-based business (part time) [ 559] 10.7% - Work for an Internet-related company [ 497] 9.5% - Use the Internet to generate revenue [ 363] 7.0% - Work in the field of advertising/marketing [ 350] 6.7% - Run a home-based business (full time) [ 317] 6.1% - Use E-Mail for marketing/solicitation [ 296] 5.7% - Manage/Administer an Internet server [ 159] 3.0% - Use Newsgroups for marketing/solicitation [ 114] 2.2% - I regularly send unsolicited commercial e-mail [ 100] 1.9% - I regularly post usenet advertisments
[ 4164] 79.8% - No. I only send e-mail to those whom I know. [ 601] 11.5% - Yes, but non-commercial. [ 195] 3.7% - Yes. Both commercial and non-commercial. [ 133] 2.5% - Yes, of a commercial nature. [ 94] 1.8% - No Answer
[ 2271] 43.5% - Delete it immediately [ 871] 16.7% - Sometimes read it [ 605] 11.6% - Ask to be removed from the list [ 442] 8.5% - Filter it out in my e-mail program [ 379] 7.3% - Ignore it [ 189] 3.6% - No Answer [ 160] 3.1% - Always read it [ 137] 2.6% - Filter it out from my user account (procmail, etc.) [ 132] 2.5% - My ISP filters it out automatically (as best they can do)
[ 2261] 43.3% - The sender [ 1199] 23.0% - The company being advertised [ 1042] 20.0% - My ISP [ 1020] 19.6% - The ISP from which the spam originated [ 969] 18.6% - The agency doing the mass-mailing [ 695] 13.3% - A domain administrative contact [ 395] 7.6% - An advertised 800 number [ 384] 7.4% - A government agency (FCC,FTC,FBI,Attorney General,etc) [ 312] 6.0% - Mail-bombed a spammer [ 267] 5.1% - Other type of attack (ping, DOS) [ 266] 5.1% - An advertised phone number
[ 468] 9.0% - 21-30 [ 451] 8.6% - 10 [ 400] 7.7% - 1 [ 337] 6.5% - 5 [ 329] 6.3% - None [ 322] 6.2% - 2 [ 269] 5.2% - 20 [ 262] 5.0% - 3 [ 256] 4.9% - 200+ [ 223] 4.3% - 15 [ 221] 4.2% - 41-50 [ 220] 4.2% - 76-100 [ 203] 3.9% - 31-40 [ 189] 3.6% - 101-200 [ 178] 3.4% - 4 [ 170] 3.3% - 51-75 [ 127] 2.4% - 7 [ 96] 1.8% - 6 [ 84] 1.6% - 8 [ 78] 1.5% - 14 [ 68] 1.3% - 9 [ 66] 1.3% - 12 [ 65] 1.2% - No Answer [ 28] 0.5% - 18 [ 22] 0.4% - 16 [ 21] 0.4% - 11 [ 20] 0.4% - 13 [ 15] 0.3% - 17 [ 4] 0.1% - 19
[ 1104] 21.2% - Adult/porn [ 895] 17.2% - Other "Get Rich" schemes [ 555] 10.6% - Selling misc. products [ 458] 8.8% - MLM/Pyramid/Ponzi schemes [ 438] 8.4% - Bulk E-mailing [ 404] 7.7% - No Answer [ 333] 6.4% - Credit/Financing [ 276] 5.3% - Chain letters [ 219] 4.2% - Advertising misc. web sites [ 107] 2.1% - Web site PR/listing [ 83] 1.6% - Software [ 69] 1.3% - Long Distance Services [ 40] 0.8% - WebTV promotions [ 36] 0.7% - Hardware [ 35] 0.7% - Web design/services [ 27] 0.5% - ISP promotions [ 25] 0.5% - Stock offerings/IPOs [ 25] 0.5% - Real estate/hotels/resorts [ 13] 0.2% - Web space
[ 2711] 52.0% - It is excessively annoying [ 1524] 29.2% - It is annoying [ 663] 12.7% - I tolerate it [ 165] 3.2% - I like it [ 124] 2.4% - No Answer
[ 2545] 48.8% - Yes [ 2194] 42.1% - No [ 448] 8.6% - No Answer
[ 1684] 32.3% - I don't know [ 752] 14.4% - From some contest I may have entered [ 609] 11.7% - From a web site [ 580] 11.1% - From newsgroups [ 571] 10.9% - From a cookie [ 460] 8.8% - From one of the web site listing services [ 184] 3.5% - From my ISP [ 164] 3.1% - From a java/javascript/activex component [ 102] 2.0% - I give it to them [ 81] 1.6% - No Answer
[ 2470] 47.3% - Yes [ 2226] 42.7% - No [ 492] 9.4% - No Answer
[ 2410] 46.2% - I promptly ask to be removed from lists [ 1895] 36.3% - I avoid posting in newsgroups [ 1767] 33.9% - I don't deal with any company that condones spamming [ 1575] 30.2% - I don't advertise my e-mail address at all [ 1317] 25.2% - I use fake e-mail addresses [ 673] 12.9% - I insert phrases like REMOVEME or NOSPAM in my e-mail address [ 663] 12.7% - I take hostile action against spammers [ 487] 9.3% - I observe Internet advertiser blacklists [ 186] 3.6% - I put a warning in my signature
[ 3013] 57.8% - No [ 1847] 35.4% - Yes [ 327] 6.3% - No Answer
[ 2706] 51.9% - Nice idea, but ineffective [ 1972] 37.8% - I agree [ 329] 6.3% - I disagree [ 180] 3.5% - No Answer
[ 818] 15.7% - Spam should be allowed but labelled appropriately [ 603] 11.6% - Implement a central 'opt-in' list [ 562] 10.8% - The Government should outlaw UCE [ 515] 9.9% - The Internet community should regulate UCE practices [ 503] 9.6% - Spam should be stopped at the backbone level [ 476] 9.1% - Advertisers should be blacklisted [ 420] 8.1% - Spam should be stopped at the ISP level [ 416] 8.0% - The Government should regulate UCE practices [ 388] 7.4% - Spam should be stopped at the user level [ 286] 5.5% - Nothing [ 199] 3.8% - No Answer
[ 2536] 48.6% - Yes [ 2291] 43.9% - No [ 361] 6.9% - No Answer
[ 2032] 38.9% - Spammers should only solicit users who have requested info [ 1862] 35.7% - There should be STRICT enforcement of removal requests [ 1655] 31.7% - All UCE should be clearly identified [ 1627] 31.2% - There should be a central 'Remove Registry' every mailing list must go through [ 1348] 25.8% - Spammers must use consistent, legitimate addressing/relays [ 1242] 23.8% - Spammers should list their contact info (like 900-number ads) [ 982] 18.8% - UCE should be completely outlawed [ 919] 17.6% - Spammers should be limited to X messages per month [ 688] 13.2% - Spammers should operate from their own top-level domain
[ 2236] 42.9% - Civil Penalties (fines, injunction) [ 1345] 25.8% - The Government should not regulate UCE [ 924] 17.7% - Criminal Penalties (fines, jail) [ 682] 13.1% - No Answer
[ 3697] 70.9% - Yes [ 1091] 20.9% - No [ 397] 7.6% - No Answer
[ 1570] 30.1% - I don't use newsgroups so I don't care [ 1204] 23.1% - Ads should be banned from non-commercial newsgroups [ 986] 18.9% - It should be regulated just like e-mail [ 723] 13.9% - It is a public forum and should be left alone [ 403] 7.7% - No Answer [ 300] 5.8% - Usenet should turn 'private' and validate people prior to allowing them to post
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