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[ 1627] 32.1% - 22-30 [ 935] 18.5% - 18-21 [ 931] 18.4% - 31-40 [ 564] 11.1% - 41-50 [ 381] 7.5% - 15-17 [ 242] 4.8% - 51-60 [ 207] 4.1% - Under 15 [ 61] 1.2% - No Answer [ 59] 1.2% - 61-70 [ 32] 0.6% - 71+
[ 2548] 50.3% - Male [ 2327] 46.0% - Female [ 163] 3.2% - No Answer
[ 1138] 22.5% - Other - Local ISP [ 646] 12.8% - AOL [ 566] 11.2% - Other - National/International ISP [ 456] 9.0% - Other - School/University [ 402] 7.9% - MSN [ 328] 6.5% - Other - Regional ISP [ 280] 5.5% - No Answer [ 181] 3.6% - Other - Work/Employer [ 160] 3.2% - Earthlink [ 152] 3.0% - AT&T [ 148] 2.9% - IAmerica [ 110] 2.2% - WebTV [ 62] 1.2% - Netcom [ 57] 1.1% - BellSouth.net [ 56] 1.1% - MindSpring [ 45] 0.9% - Prodigy [ 31] 0.6% - PacBell [ 30] 0.6% - CompuServe [ 29] 0.6% - Erols.com [ 28] 0.6% - Other - Government [ 26] 0.5% - Sprint [ 26] 0.5% - Concentric.net [ 19] 0.4% - Pipeline [ 17] 0.3% - UU.NET [ 14] 0.3% - MCI [ 11] 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
[ 1919] 37.9% - No [ 1608] 31.8% - I don't know [ 924] 18.3% - Yes - it's an option [ 404] 8.0% - Yes - automatically [ 183] 3.6% - No Answer
[ 2162] 42.7% - Student [ 617] 12.2% - Run a home-based business (part time) [ 556] 11.0% - Work for an Internet-related company [ 489] 9.7% - Use the Internet to generate revenue [ 360] 7.1% - Work in the field of advertising/marketing [ 342] 6.8% - Run a home-based business (full time) [ 308] 6.1% - Use E-Mail for marketing/solicitation [ 293] 5.8% - Manage/Administer an Internet server [ 156] 3.1% - Use Newsgroups for marketing/solicitation [ 113] 2.2% - I regularly send unsolicited commercial e-mail [ 98] 1.9% - I regularly post usenet advertisments
[ 4043] 79.9% - No. I only send e-mail to those whom I know. [ 583] 11.5% - Yes, but non-commercial. [ 191] 3.8% - Yes. Both commercial and non-commercial. [ 128] 2.5% - Yes, of a commercial nature. [ 93] 1.8% - No Answer
[ 2205] 43.6% - Delete it immediately [ 854] 16.9% - Sometimes read it [ 601] 11.9% - Ask to be removed from the list [ 425] 8.4% - Filter it out in my e-mail program [ 355] 7.0% - Ignore it [ 182] 3.6% - No Answer [ 155] 3.1% - Always read it [ 133] 2.6% - Filter it out from my user account (procmail, etc.) [ 127] 2.5% - My ISP filters it out automatically (as best they can do)
[ 2221] 43.9% - The sender [ 1179] 23.3% - The company being advertised [ 1026] 20.3% - My ISP [ 1016] 20.1% - The ISP from which the spam originated [ 959] 18.9% - The agency doing the mass-mailing [ 689] 13.6% - A domain administrative contact [ 383] 7.6% - A government agency (FCC,FTC,FBI,Attorney General,etc) [ 381] 7.5% - An advertised 800 number [ 302] 6.0% - Mail-bombed a spammer [ 259] 5.1% - An advertised phone number [ 255] 5.0% - Other type of attack (ping, DOS)
[ 460] 9.1% - 21-30 [ 431] 8.5% - 10 [ 394] 7.8% - 1 [ 323] 6.4% - 5 [ 320] 6.3% - None [ 315] 6.2% - 2 [ 257] 5.1% - 20 [ 251] 5.0% - 200+ [ 247] 4.9% - 3 [ 216] 4.3% - 41-50 [ 216] 4.3% - 15 [ 214] 4.2% - 76-100 [ 200] 4.0% - 31-40 [ 184] 3.6% - 101-200 [ 171] 3.4% - 4 [ 165] 3.3% - 51-75 [ 124] 2.4% - 7 [ 95] 1.9% - 6 [ 82] 1.6% - 8 [ 77] 1.5% - 14 [ 66] 1.3% - 9 [ 64] 1.3% - No Answer [ 62] 1.2% - 12 [ 28] 0.6% - 18 [ 21] 0.4% - 11 [ 20] 0.4% - 16 [ 19] 0.4% - 13 [ 12] 0.2% - 17 [ 4] 0.1% - 19
[ 1084] 21.4% - Adult/porn [ 886] 17.5% - Other "Get Rich" schemes [ 536] 10.6% - Selling misc. products [ 455] 9.0% - MLM/Pyramid/Ponzi schemes [ 425] 8.4% - Bulk E-mailing [ 397] 7.8% - No Answer [ 319] 6.3% - Credit/Financing [ 263] 5.2% - Chain letters [ 205] 4.0% - Advertising misc. web sites [ 103] 2.0% - Web site PR/listing [ 76] 1.5% - Software [ 68] 1.3% - Long Distance Services [ 34] 0.7% - Web design/services [ 33] 0.7% - WebTV promotions [ 32] 0.6% - Hardware [ 27] 0.5% - ISP promotions [ 23] 0.5% - Stock offerings/IPOs [ 21] 0.4% - Real estate/hotels/resorts [ 10] 0.2% - Web space
[ 2675] 52.8% - It is excessively annoying [ 1445] 28.5% - It is annoying [ 642] 12.7% - I tolerate it [ 154] 3.0% - I like it [ 122] 2.4% - No Answer
[ 2475] 48.9% - Yes [ 2125] 42.0% - No [ 438] 8.7% - No Answer
[ 1629] 32.2% - I don't know [ 737] 14.6% - From some contest I may have entered [ 580] 11.5% - From a web site [ 578] 11.4% - From newsgroups [ 552] 10.9% - From a cookie [ 452] 8.9% - From one of the web site listing services [ 177] 3.5% - From my ISP [ 157] 3.1% - From a java/javascript/activex component [ 97] 1.9% - I give it to them [ 79] 1.6% - No Answer
[ 2381] 47.0% - Yes [ 2174] 42.9% - No [ 483] 9.5% - No Answer
[ 2374] 46.9% - I promptly ask to be removed from lists [ 1843] 36.4% - I avoid posting in newsgroups [ 1735] 34.3% - I don't deal with any company that condones spamming [ 1520] 30.0% - I don't advertise my e-mail address at all [ 1269] 25.1% - I use fake e-mail addresses [ 655] 12.9% - I take hostile action against spammers [ 650] 12.8% - I insert phrases like REMOVEME or NOSPAM in my e-mail address [ 477] 9.4% - I observe Internet advertiser blacklists [ 178] 3.5% - I put a warning in my signature
[ 2964] 58.6% - No [ 1756] 34.7% - Yes [ 318] 6.3% - No Answer
[ 2642] 52.2% - Nice idea, but ineffective [ 1910] 37.7% - I agree [ 310] 6.1% - I disagree [ 176] 3.5% - No Answer
[ 795] 15.7% - Spam should be allowed but labelled appropriately [ 591] 11.7% - Implement a central 'opt-in' list [ 551] 10.9% - The Government should outlaw UCE [ 499] 9.9% - The Internet community should regulate UCE practices [ 481] 9.5% - Spam should be stopped at the backbone level [ 469] 9.3% - Advertisers should be blacklisted [ 408] 8.1% - Spam should be stopped at the ISP level [ 407] 8.0% - The Government should regulate UCE practices [ 376] 7.4% - Spam should be stopped at the user level [ 268] 5.3% - Nothing [ 192] 3.8% - No Answer
[ 2452] 48.4% - Yes [ 2235] 44.2% - No [ 351] 6.9% - No Answer
[ 1981] 39.1% - Spammers should only solicit users who have requested info [ 1823] 36.0% - There should be STRICT enforcement of removal requests [ 1612] 31.8% - All UCE should be clearly identified [ 1592] 31.5% - There should be a central 'Remove Registry' every mailing list must go through [ 1317] 26.0% - Spammers must use consistent, legitimate addressing/relays [ 1218] 24.1% - Spammers should list their contact info (like 900-number ads) [ 956] 18.9% - UCE should be completely outlawed [ 888] 17.5% - Spammers should be limited to X messages per month [ 674] 13.3% - Spammers should operate from their own top-level domain
[ 2161] 42.7% - Civil Penalties (fines, injunction) [ 1298] 25.6% - The Government should not regulate UCE [ 906] 17.9% - Criminal Penalties (fines, jail) [ 673] 13.3% - No Answer
[ 3583] 70.8% - Yes [ 1066] 21.1% - No [ 387] 7.6% - No Answer
[ 1491] 29.5% - I don't use newsgroups so I don't care [ 1192] 23.5% - Ads should be banned from non-commercial newsgroups [ 955] 18.9% - It should be regulated just like e-mail [ 707] 14.0% - It is a public forum and should be left alone [ 399] 7.9% - No Answer [ 293] 5.8% - Usenet should turn 'private' and validate people prior to allowing them to post
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