ABSTRACT
One of the most frequent complaints from internet users
concerns the endless flood of unwanted e-mail, also known
as SPAM. These unsolicited messages attempt to sell every-
thing from get-rich pyramid schemes to stop-smoking semi-
nars, from Viagra to chain letters to hairloss treatments. No
Internet user is immune from this constant barrage of unso-
licited e-mail. In the world of spamming, no claim is too
preposterous and no promise is too fantastic.[1]
Bulk e-mail is very inexpensive for the sender, requiring
only a basic personal computer and modem. For about
$249, the sender can receive a CD-ROM containing over
11,000,000 e-mail addresses. There are no postage or print-
ing costs and no reason for the sender to support a full-time
staff to process orders or deal with customer inquiries.
