[Greenbuilding] Energy and the Internet

[Speireag Alden]

On 2007, Dec 08, at 15:34, Steve T wrote:

> I honestly don't see a realistic correlation, but I usually trim my  
> messages
> anyway.

     Thank you.  You can certainly argue that large messages are but  
a drop in the bucket compared to spam, and I agree.  For what it's  
worth, I've been in and out of the IT industry since 1987.

     However, speaking from experience with using the Internet on a  
telephone line, I do appreciate it when I don't have to download  
unnecessary duplication, on my dime, especially when I'm fighting a  
dodgy connection.

> I have worked in the IT industry for about 10 years and if you  
> really want to help save internet related energy then:
>
> 1).  Don't open spam.
> 2).  Don't open attachments, unless you personally know the person  
> you are
> receiving the message from and know that they are sending you an  
> attachment.
> 3).  Keep your antivirus and antispyware up to date.
> 4).  Be aware of what sites you visit.  Redirects can hijack you to  
> infected
> or phishing sites.

     All excellent points.  Thank you.

     Where do these people who buy from spam come from?  I have no  
idea, but it frightens me that there are enough people out there who  
trust unsolicited commercial advertisements to drive the engine of  
the spam economy.  It's really very simple:  don't respond to spam.   
If everyone did that, there wouldn't be any spam to bother the rest  
of us.

-Speireag.