2005/03/22
There can be a bright side to receiving spam. I keep an eye on the number of messages in my 'spam' folder. While it keeps on growing, I know that my mail server is still running. Monitoring for free. :-)
Another useful feature is to see what products the undergrowth considers to be 'hot' at any given time. Over time the offers to 'get one free' varies. Things related to sex are prety constant, but the consumer electronics on offer mirror new releases. There is a valuable marketing zeitgeist study in there somewhere.
