Everyone with an e-mail account receives the entreaties: A deposed prince needs a reliable bank account in which to stash his loot; a marketing genius wants to share his method for securing easy riches; and, of course, an amateur cameraman has . . .
Everyone with an e-mail account receives the entreaties: A deposed prince needs a reliable bank account in which to stash his loot; a marketing genius wants to share his method for securing easy riches; and, of course, an amateur cameraman has caught Britney Spears doing something she insists is beyond the pale of her experience. This unsolicited e-mail, called spam, has permeated in-boxes so thoroughly that efforts to stop the flow have become extreme. The U.S. Congress has hotly debated measures to alleviate the burden of overstuffed digital mailboxes, and software makers are scrambling to churn out newer, sharper products for stemming the influx.

Still, spam seems to persist with all the resilience of a plague of mosquitoes. Are those who yearn for a spam-free existence ever likely to see their wish granted? Unfortunately, say some analysts, the answer may be a resounding no.

Yankee Group research director Matthew Kovar told NewsFactor that while software may limit the amount of spam received, it is likely that some unsolicated e-mail will still wriggle its way into users' in-boxes.

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