It was widely reported last week that the global email network is being overwhelmed by a surge in spam. Spam levels have moved from 2.5 billion messages per month last June to 7 billion in November. Spam apparently accounts for 9 out of every 10 email messages sent globally.Â
I hate to be a pessimist. It’s going to get much worse yet before it gets better.
A data point? Prior to the passage of Do Not Call legislation in the United States, Gryphon Networks reported that telemarketing had reached an all-time high level of 19.2 billion calls per month. That’s a couple of calls per day, per American. That’s what it took to get Congress to act. Â
We’re a long way from that level with email spam. A long way.Â
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Why does email from your dad get blocked?
Couldn't tell you Nikki. I'm just guessing, but it's probably do to your junk email filter.