Re: [Asrg] Spam, defined, and permissions

On December 23, 2004 at 21:10 gep2(_at_)terabites(_dot_)com 
(gep2(_at_)terabites(_dot_)com) wrote:
> So, in that case, if we presume that the sample is representative, that 
> would 
> suggest that the total storage used in spam folders is about 6Gb (so maybe 
> $6 
> worth of mirrored disk space, purchase cost).  Certainly doesn't sound 
> excessive 
> to me.
It's as sensible to speak of managed disk space in terms of commodity
disk prices as it is to speak of office space rental costs measured
exclusively by the floor covering used (e.g., price per sq foot should
be about the same as the cost per sq foot of linoleum.)

If there is any doubt about that go buy whatever disk you like and
stick it in your lap and stop being concerned about what ISPs charge.

Obviously a disk sitting in your lap (no I didn't say laptop) is not a
very useful thing.

So some sort of value has been added to that disk.

That added value probably exceeds the underlying cost of the disk
manifold.

It includes system staff, support staff, management, general business
costs (e.g., taxes), backups, service contracts, climate control,
rent, disk controllers and the systems they're hooked up to, network
and network infrastructure, WAN connection(s), and god forbid maybe
even a little profit.

But to compare disk space at ISPs as being worth about $1/GB bypasses
reality quite cleanly and completely.

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