This would seem to lend some credence to Vernon's assertion that many
of those messages "From" hotmail.com may in fact be from real
accounts:
Microsoft said it is seeing progress in attacking Hotmail account
hijacking, as a program aimed at hindering spammers from using the
service to ply their trade proves its worth. The company said it has
seen a 20 percent drop in new account registrations since it
inaugurated its human interactive proof (HIP) program in December.
HIP aims to stop bots from creating accounts by requiring applicants
to complete steps that are difficult for a machine to accomplish.
Microsoft said the drop-off in sign-ups shows that fewer spammers
are securing accounts.
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-1000417.html
Of course without knowing what their new account registration number
is, it's hard to know how big that really is.
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Kee Hinckley
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I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept
responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate
everyone else's.
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