{"id":7893,"date":"2016-03-10T11:18:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T19:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/?p=7893"},"modified":"2021-08-26T18:27:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T01:27:28","slug":"this-is-in-no-way-a-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2016\/03\/10\/this-is-in-no-way-a-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"This is in no way a complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Email<\/p>\n

And I’m really trying not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but has anyone else noticed a significant slowdown of SPAM in their email?<\/p>\n

I mean really noticeable!<\/p>\n

Whereas, in recent months my email had been inundated with all kinds of crap, now, quite suddenly, it’s eerily quiet. <\/p>\n

Again, not complaining, just fascinated and curious about what’s happening.<\/p>\n

It’s been so slow that I actually wondered if my email was broken. <\/p>\n

I could understand one account being quiet, I’m trying to phase out accounts that I don’t use anymore. But this is a marked reduction in junkmail across several accounts. <\/p>\n

I was hoping that my stellar programming of junk filters had been responsible. Then I checked the servers and found that, alas, my junk filters were as inefficient as always, and there was nothing being caught by the built in server filters either.<\/p>\n

For a moment I was excited though.<\/p>\n

\"angryemail\"<\/p>\n

Could it be that people aren’t falling for the scams in the junkmail anymore, so the spammers aren’t sending email?<\/p>\n

Nah, unlikely there are way too many morons out there.<\/p>\n

As PT Barnum said, “There’s a sucker born every minute”.<\/p>\n

I just had a dark thought. Suppose the SPAM \/ Phishing emails are slowing because they’re no longer necessary?<\/p>\n

What if due to the breaches at the OPM, IRS, and various Health care companies the SPAMMERS have all the information that they need? <\/p>\n

That would truly suck. <\/p>\n

I’m hoping it’s just that I’ve gotten lucky and various ISPs handling my email have installed some killer filters.<\/p>\n

I’m not holding my breath… I think I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And I’m really trying not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but has anyone else noticed a significant slowdown of SPAM in their email? I mean really noticeable! Whereas, in recent months my email had been inundated with all kinds of crap, now, quite suddenly, it’s eerily quiet.  Again, not complaining, just fascinated … <\/p>\n

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