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[ 1634] 32.0% - 22-30 [ 961] 18.8% - 18-21 [ 935] 18.3% - 31-40 [ 566] 11.1% - 41-50 [ 384] 7.5% - 15-17 [ 245] 4.8% - 51-60 [ 210] 4.1% - Under 15 [ 61] 1.2% - No Answer [ 59] 1.2% - 61-70 [ 32] 0.6% - 71+
[ 2579] 50.5% - Male [ 2344] 45.9% - Female [ 163] 3.2% - No Answer
[ 1141] 22.3% - Other - Local ISP [ 647] 12.7% - AOL [ 568] 11.1% - Other - National/International ISP [ 472] 9.2% - Other - School/University [ 404] 7.9% - MSN [ 329] 6.4% - Other - Regional ISP [ 288] 5.6% - No Answer [ 182] 3.6% - Other - Work/Employer [ 161] 3.2% - Earthlink [ 156] 3.1% - AT&T [ 148] 2.9% - IAmerica [ 110] 2.2% - WebTV [ 62] 1.2% - Netcom [ 57] 1.1% - BellSouth.net [ 57] 1.1% - MindSpring [ 46] 0.9% - Prodigy [ 32] 0.6% - PacBell [ 32] 0.6% - Erols.com [ 30] 0.6% - CompuServe [ 28] 0.5% - Other - Government [ 28] 0.5% - Sprint [ 26] 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 [ 3] 0.1% - Teleport [ 3] 0.1% - Linknet [ 2] 0.0% - Alter.Net
[ 1924] 37.7% - No [ 1621] 31.7% - I don't know [ 935] 18.3% - Yes - it's an option [ 422] 8.3% - Yes - automatically [ 184] 3.6% - No Answer
[ 2195] 43.0% - Student [ 619] 12.1% - Run a home-based business (part time) [ 556] 10.9% - Work for an Internet-related company [ 491] 9.6% - Use the Internet to generate revenue [ 362] 7.1% - Work in the field of advertising/marketing [ 344] 6.7% - Run a home-based business (full time) [ 310] 6.1% - Use E-Mail for marketing/solicitation [ 293] 5.7% - Manage/Administer an Internet server [ 156] 3.1% - Use Newsgroups for marketing/solicitation [ 113] 2.2% - I regularly send unsolicited commercial e-mail [ 100] 2.0% - I regularly post usenet advertisments
[ 4085] 79.9% - No. I only send e-mail to those whom I know. [ 588] 11.5% - Yes, but non-commercial. [ 192] 3.8% - Yes. Both commercial and non-commercial. [ 128] 2.5% - Yes, of a commercial nature. [ 93] 1.8% - No Answer
[ 2226] 43.6% - Delete it immediately [ 862] 16.9% - Sometimes read it [ 602] 11.8% - Ask to be removed from the list [ 431] 8.4% - Filter it out in my e-mail program [ 361] 7.1% - Ignore it [ 183] 3.6% - No Answer [ 155] 3.0% - 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)
[ 2233] 43.7% - The sender [ 1183] 23.2% - The company being advertised [ 1032] 20.2% - My ISP [ 1016] 19.9% - The ISP from which the spam originated [ 961] 18.8% - The agency doing the mass-mailing [ 692] 13.5% - A domain administrative contact [ 383] 7.5% - A government agency (FCC,FTC,FBI,Attorney General,etc) [ 383] 7.5% - An advertised 800 number [ 304] 5.9% - Mail-bombed a spammer [ 259] 5.1% - An advertised phone number [ 257] 5.0% - Other type of attack (ping, DOS)
[ 463] 9.1% - 21-30 [ 436] 8.5% - 10 [ 395] 7.7% - 1 [ 327] 6.4% - 5 [ 322] 6.3% - None [ 316] 6.2% - 2 [ 262] 5.1% - 20 [ 254] 5.0% - 3 [ 252] 4.9% - 200+ [ 219] 4.3% - 15 [ 218] 4.3% - 41-50 [ 215] 4.2% - 76-100 [ 201] 3.9% - 31-40 [ 185] 3.6% - 101-200 [ 173] 3.4% - 4 [ 166] 3.2% - 51-75 [ 124] 2.4% - 7 [ 95] 1.9% - 6 [ 84] 1.6% - 8 [ 78] 1.5% - 14 [ 66] 1.3% - 9 [ 64] 1.3% - No Answer [ 64] 1.3% - 12 [ 28] 0.5% - 18 [ 21] 0.4% - 11 [ 21] 0.4% - 16 [ 20] 0.4% - 13 [ 13] 0.3% - 17 [ 4] 0.1% - 19
[ 1091] 21.4% - Adult/porn [ 889] 17.4% - Other "Get Rich" schemes [ 543] 10.6% - Selling misc. products [ 455] 8.9% - MLM/Pyramid/Ponzi schemes [ 431] 8.4% - Bulk E-mailing [ 397] 7.8% - No Answer [ 324] 6.3% - Credit/Financing [ 269] 5.3% - Chain letters [ 213] 4.2% - Advertising misc. web sites [ 104] 2.0% - Web site PR/listing [ 76] 1.5% - Software [ 68] 1.3% - Long Distance Services [ 35] 0.7% - WebTV promotions [ 34] 0.7% - Web design/services [ 34] 0.7% - Hardware [ 27] 0.5% - ISP promotions [ 23] 0.5% - Stock offerings/IPOs [ 21] 0.4% - Real estate/hotels/resorts [ 11] 0.2% - Web space
[ 2686] 52.6% - It is excessively annoying [ 1468] 28.7% - It is annoying [ 651] 12.7% - I tolerate it [ 158] 3.1% - I like it [ 123] 2.4% - No Answer
[ 2494] 48.8% - Yes [ 2152] 42.1% - No [ 440] 8.6% - No Answer
[ 1640] 32.1% - I don't know [ 745] 14.6% - From some contest I may have entered [ 592] 11.6% - From a web site [ 578] 11.3% - From newsgroups [ 561] 11.0% - From a cookie [ 454] 8.9% - From one of the web site listing services [ 181] 3.5% - From my ISP [ 158] 3.1% - From a java/javascript/activex component [ 97] 1.9% - I give it to them [ 80] 1.6% - No Answer
[ 2400] 47.0% - Yes [ 2198] 43.0% - No [ 488] 9.5% - No Answer
[ 2390] 46.8% - I promptly ask to be removed from lists [ 1858] 36.4% - I avoid posting in newsgroups [ 1748] 34.2% - I don't deal with any company that condones spamming [ 1538] 30.1% - I don't advertise my e-mail address at all [ 1285] 25.1% - I use fake e-mail addresses [ 657] 12.9% - I take hostile action against spammers [ 654] 12.8% - I insert phrases like REMOVEME or NOSPAM in my e-mail address [ 480] 9.4% - I observe Internet advertiser blacklists [ 179] 3.5% - I put a warning in my signature
[ 2982] 58.4% - No [ 1783] 34.9% - Yes [ 321] 6.3% - No Answer
[ 2663] 52.1% - Nice idea, but ineffective [ 1930] 37.8% - I agree [ 316] 6.2% - I disagree [ 177] 3.5% - No Answer
[ 800] 15.7% - Spam should be allowed but labelled appropriately [ 594] 11.6% - Implement a central 'opt-in' list [ 557] 10.9% - The Government should outlaw UCE [ 507] 9.9% - The Internet community should regulate UCE practices [ 493] 9.6% - Spam should be stopped at the backbone level [ 469] 9.2% - Advertisers should be blacklisted [ 411] 8.0% - Spam should be stopped at the ISP level [ 411] 8.0% - The Government should regulate UCE practices [ 379] 7.4% - Spam should be stopped at the user level [ 271] 5.3% - Nothing [ 193] 3.8% - No Answer
[ 2482] 48.6% - Yes [ 2252] 44.1% - No [ 352] 6.9% - No Answer
[ 2000] 39.1% - Spammers should only solicit users who have requested info [ 1836] 35.9% - There should be STRICT enforcement of removal requests [ 1625] 31.8% - All UCE should be clearly identified [ 1605] 31.4% - There should be a central 'Remove Registry' every mailing list must go through [ 1326] 25.9% - Spammers must use consistent, legitimate addressing/relays [ 1226] 24.0% - Spammers should list their contact info (like 900-number ads) [ 961] 18.8% - UCE should be completely outlawed [ 898] 17.6% - Spammers should be limited to X messages per month [ 678] 13.3% - Spammers should operate from their own top-level domain
[ 2186] 42.8% - Civil Penalties (fines, injunction) [ 1312] 25.7% - The Government should not regulate UCE [ 913] 17.9% - Criminal Penalties (fines, jail) [ 675] 13.2% - No Answer
[ 3623] 70.9% - Yes [ 1072] 21.0% - No [ 389] 7.6% - No Answer
[ 1514] 29.6% - I don't use newsgroups so I don't care [ 1198] 23.4% - Ads should be banned from non-commercial newsgroups [ 964] 18.9% - It should be regulated just like e-mail [ 715] 14.0% - It is a public forum and should be left alone [ 399] 7.8% - No Answer [ 295] 5.8% - Usenet should turn 'private' and validate people prior to allowing them to post
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