On October 22, I posted an account of the spam I was receiving. Today, only 58 days later, I have an update that seems to show an encouraging trend.
Account Statistics
10/22/03
Messages Processed 26912
Messages Forwarded 2601
Messages Blocked 24311
12/19/03
Messages Processed 30772
Messages Forwarded 2959
Messages Blocked 27819
These reports from Spamarrest shows that in the past 58 days, I have received 3502 spam emails and have received 358 legitimate emails.
The good news is that my spam seems to be dropping off slightly. It has fallen from a high of 100 a day to approximately 60 a day.
The best news of all is that new correspondents seem to be better at handling the challenge-response screening required on their first email.
Is anyone else experiencing a downtrending trend in spam?