By the Numbers: Spam!
November 12th, 2007 by courtneyhime_2009Contributed by Dan Pfeifer, Chief Technology Officer
and Courtney Hime, ITAP Communications Consultant
Often on days when faculty, staff, and students feel e-mail is running behind, it is forgotten how much spam the University sifts through. Here are some monthly, daily, and hourly statistics about the amount of spam received by the Network Services Group.
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Spam Statistics for a 30-day period Fall 2007 |
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Total |
Day |
Hour |
|
| Blocked |
92,903,372 |
99,730 |
9,144 |
| Blocked due to a virus |
862,237 |
7 |
1 |
| Quarantined |
1,363,749 |
257 |
32 |
| Allowed but tagged |
73,699 |
6 |
2 |
| Allowed |
14,739,451 |
5,190 |
848 |
| Total Received |
109,942,508 |
105,190 |
10,027 |
