# Anyonw else notice a drastic reduction of Spam on Hotmail?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 17, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyonw-else-notice-a-drastic-reduction-of-spam-on-hotmail/224989 "2004-01-17T20:20:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Adjustable\_Beavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Adjustable\_Beavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adjustable_Beavis)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyonw-else-notice-a-drastic-reduction-of-spam-on-hotmail/224989/21 "2004-01-19T16:14:07Z")

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sigh… Yes, I have noticed it.

Just when I was _this_ close to getting rich from a sweet deal out of Nigeria, having body parts to make women swoon and getting rid of all my debts. 😃

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**Author:** ![Call\_me\_Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Call\_me\_Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Call_me_Frank)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyonw-else-notice-a-drastic-reduction-of-spam-on-hotmail/224989/22 "2004-01-20T00:46:02Z")

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> [@Adjustable\_Beavis](#):
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> sigh… Yes, I have noticed it.
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> Just when I was _this_ close to getting rich from a sweet deal out of Nigeria, having body parts to make women swoon and getting rid of all my debts. 😃

I know what you mean, pal, I don’t know where I’m going to get more breast enlargement cream [I’m a guy]. And I guess all those lonely Christian women will have to do w/out reading my personal ad [I’m an atheist].

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyonw-else-notice-a-drastic-reduction-of-spam-on-hotmail/224989/23 "2004-01-20T01:02:13Z")

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My Hotmail Spam used to be all but non-existant.

Now, I’m getting 6 to 12 a day.

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**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyonw-else-notice-a-drastic-reduction-of-spam-on-hotmail/224989/24 "2004-01-20T02:47:54Z")

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> [@Call me Frank](#):
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> Anyone else notice a drastic reduction of Spam on Hotmail?

Let me answer your OP: Yes, but I’ve noticed a suspiciously drastic reduction in my incoming email, too.

This includes the spam/bulk folder.

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**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyonw-else-notice-a-drastic-reduction-of-spam-on-hotmail/224989/25 "2004-01-20T14:18:43Z")

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I have also noticed a drastic drop in spam. I thought it might have something to do with the new federal spam law, because when I first noticed I was getting less spam, it was right around the time last month when the President signed the bill into law. Although I understand it didn’t actually take effect until January 1st, so it might have been just a coincidence.

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