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[ 1638] 31.9% - 22-30 [ 974] 19.0% - 18-21 [ 937] 18.2% - 31-40 [ 567] 11.0% - 41-50 [ 388] 7.6% - 15-17 [ 248] 4.8% - 51-60 [ 211] 4.1% - Under 15 [ 61] 1.2% - No Answer [ 60] 1.2% - 61-70 [ 32] 0.6% - 71+
[ 2600] 50.6% - Male [ 2351] 45.7% - Female [ 163] 3.2% - No Answer
[ 1145] 22.3% - Other - Local ISP [ 649] 12.6% - AOL [ 571] 11.1% - Other - National/International ISP [ 476] 9.3% - Other - School/University [ 406] 7.9% - MSN [ 329] 6.4% - Other - Regional ISP [ 294] 5.7% - No Answer [ 182] 3.5% - Other - Work/Employer [ 161] 3.1% - Earthlink [ 156] 3.0% - AT&T [ 148] 2.9% - IAmerica [ 110] 2.1% - WebTV [ 62] 1.2% - Netcom [ 57] 1.1% - BellSouth.net [ 57] 1.1% - MindSpring [ 48] 0.9% - Prodigy [ 33] 0.6% - Erols.com [ 32] 0.6% - PacBell [ 31] 0.6% - CompuServe [ 30] 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 [ 8] 0.2% - Net-Connect [ 4] 0.1% - AGIS.Net [ 4] 0.1% - Teleport [ 3] 0.1% - Linknet [ 2] 0.0% - Alter.Net
[ 1928] 37.5% - No [ 1627] 31.7% - I don't know [ 943] 18.3% - Yes - it's an option [ 428] 8.3% - Yes - automatically [ 188] 3.7% - No Answer
[ 2216] 43.1% - Student [ 619] 12.0% - Run a home-based business (part time) [ 556] 10.8% - Work for an Internet-related company [ 494] 9.6% - Use the Internet to generate revenue [ 363] 7.1% - Work in the field of advertising/marketing [ 344] 6.7% - Run a home-based business (full time) [ 311] 6.1% - Use E-Mail for marketing/solicitation [ 294] 5.7% - Manage/Administer an Internet server [ 156] 3.0% - Use Newsgroups for marketing/solicitation [ 113] 2.2% - I regularly send unsolicited commercial e-mail [ 100] 1.9% - I regularly post usenet advertisments
[ 4104] 79.9% - No. I only send e-mail to those whom I know. [ 594] 11.6% - Yes, but non-commercial. [ 193] 3.8% - Yes. Both commercial and non-commercial. [ 130] 2.5% - Yes, of a commercial nature. [ 93] 1.8% - No Answer
[ 2240] 43.6% - Delete it immediately [ 863] 16.8% - Sometimes read it [ 604] 11.8% - Ask to be removed from the list [ 438] 8.5% - Filter it out in my e-mail program [ 362] 7.0% - Ignore it [ 184] 3.6% - No Answer [ 157] 3.1% - Always read it [ 135] 2.6% - Filter it out from my user account (procmail, etc.) [ 130] 2.5% - My ISP filters it out automatically (as best they can do)
[ 2241] 43.6% - The sender [ 1185] 23.1% - The company being advertised [ 1035] 20.1% - My ISP [ 1016] 19.8% - The ISP from which the spam originated [ 963] 18.7% - The agency doing the mass-mailing [ 693] 13.5% - A domain administrative contact [ 384] 7.5% - An advertised 800 number [ 383] 7.5% - A government agency (FCC,FTC,FBI,Attorney General,etc) [ 304] 5.9% - Mail-bombed a spammer [ 259] 5.0% - An advertised phone number [ 258] 5.0% - Other type of attack (ping, DOS)
[ 464] 9.0% - 21-30 [ 438] 8.5% - 10 [ 398] 7.7% - 1 [ 329] 6.4% - 5 [ 325] 6.3% - None [ 318] 6.2% - 2 [ 264] 5.1% - 20 [ 257] 5.0% - 3 [ 253] 4.9% - 200+ [ 220] 4.3% - 41-50 [ 219] 4.3% - 15 [ 216] 4.2% - 76-100 [ 202] 3.9% - 31-40 [ 186] 3.6% - 101-200 [ 175] 3.4% - 4 [ 167] 3.2% - 51-75 [ 125] 2.4% - 7 [ 95] 1.8% - 6 [ 84] 1.6% - 8 [ 78] 1.5% - 14 [ 66] 1.3% - 9 [ 64] 1.2% - No Answer [ 64] 1.2% - 12 [ 28] 0.5% - 18 [ 21] 0.4% - 11 [ 21] 0.4% - 16 [ 20] 0.4% - 13 [ 14] 0.3% - 17 [ 4] 0.1% - 19
[ 1092] 21.2% - Adult/porn [ 889] 17.3% - Other "Get Rich" schemes [ 546] 10.6% - Selling misc. products [ 456] 8.9% - MLM/Pyramid/Ponzi schemes [ 433] 8.4% - Bulk E-mailing [ 400] 7.8% - No Answer [ 329] 6.4% - Credit/Financing [ 272] 5.3% - Chain letters [ 214] 4.2% - Advertising misc. web sites [ 106] 2.1% - Web site PR/listing [ 77] 1.5% - Software [ 68] 1.3% - Long Distance Services [ 37] 0.7% - WebTV promotions [ 34] 0.7% - Web design/services [ 34] 0.7% - Hardware [ 27] 0.5% - ISP promotions [ 25] 0.5% - Stock offerings/IPOs [ 22] 0.4% - Real estate/hotels/resorts [ 11] 0.2% - Web space
[ 2693] 52.4% - It is excessively annoying [ 1482] 28.8% - It is annoying [ 657] 12.8% - I tolerate it [ 159] 3.1% - I like it [ 123] 2.4% - No Answer
[ 2508] 48.8% - Yes [ 2162] 42.1% - No [ 444] 8.6% - No Answer
[ 1652] 32.1% - I don't know [ 746] 14.5% - From some contest I may have entered [ 597] 11.6% - From a web site [ 578] 11.2% - From newsgroups [ 563] 11.0% - From a cookie [ 454] 8.8% - From one of the web site listing services [ 181] 3.5% - From my ISP [ 162] 3.2% - From a java/javascript/activex component [ 100] 1.9% - I give it to them [ 81] 1.6% - No Answer
[ 2420] 47.1% - Yes [ 2204] 42.9% - No [ 491] 9.6% - No Answer
[ 2396] 46.6% - I promptly ask to be removed from lists [ 1869] 36.4% - I avoid posting in newsgroups [ 1754] 34.1% - I don't deal with any company that condones spamming [ 1550] 30.2% - I don't advertise my e-mail address at all [ 1292] 25.1% - I use fake e-mail addresses [ 658] 12.8% - I take hostile action against spammers [ 658] 12.8% - I insert phrases like REMOVEME or NOSPAM in my e-mail address [ 480] 9.3% - I observe Internet advertiser blacklists [ 179] 3.5% - I put a warning in my signature
[ 2990] 58.2% - No [ 1800] 35.0% - Yes [ 324] 6.3% - No Answer
[ 2673] 52.0% - Nice idea, but ineffective [ 1942] 37.8% - I agree [ 321] 6.2% - I disagree [ 178] 3.5% - No Answer
[ 804] 15.6% - Spam should be allowed but labelled appropriately [ 599] 11.7% - Implement a central 'opt-in' list [ 558] 10.9% - The Government should outlaw UCE [ 508] 9.9% - The Internet community should regulate UCE practices [ 494] 9.6% - Spam should be stopped at the backbone level [ 473] 9.2% - Advertisers should be blacklisted [ 415] 8.1% - Spam should be stopped at the ISP level [ 411] 8.0% - The Government should regulate UCE practices [ 383] 7.5% - Spam should be stopped at the user level [ 273] 5.3% - Nothing [ 195] 3.8% - No Answer
[ 2500] 48.6% - Yes [ 2259] 44.0% - No [ 355] 6.9% - No Answer
[ 2008] 39.1% - Spammers should only solicit users who have requested info [ 1844] 35.9% - There should be STRICT enforcement of removal requests [ 1633] 31.8% - All UCE should be clearly identified [ 1609] 31.3% - There should be a central 'Remove Registry' every mailing list must go through [ 1332] 25.9% - Spammers must use consistent, legitimate addressing/relays [ 1230] 23.9% - Spammers should list their contact info (like 900-number ads) [ 966] 18.8% - UCE should be completely outlawed [ 903] 17.6% - Spammers should be limited to X messages per month [ 681] 13.3% - Spammers should operate from their own top-level domain
[ 2202] 42.8% - Civil Penalties (fines, injunction) [ 1321] 25.7% - The Government should not regulate UCE [ 915] 17.8% - Criminal Penalties (fines, jail) [ 676] 13.2% - No Answer
[ 3646] 70.9% - Yes [ 1075] 20.9% - No [ 391] 7.6% - No Answer
[ 1531] 29.8% - I don't use newsgroups so I don't care [ 1198] 23.3% - Ads should be banned from non-commercial newsgroups [ 970] 18.9% - It should be regulated just like e-mail [ 719] 14.0% - It is a public forum and should be left alone [ 399] 7.8% - No Answer [ 296] 5.8% - Usenet should turn 'private' and validate people prior to allowing them to post
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