It’s not just you. A lot of people have noticed a huge dip in spam in the last week or so, even Google. Turns out that after just one huge, notorious spammer — web hoster McColo Corp. of San Jose, Calif. — was shut down last week, Google registered a 70% drop in spam. Amazing.
Still, that newfound quiet can be illusory. As Google says in this blog post:
“We’ve seen drops like this before. In late July this year, there was a similar drop that was reversed within a few days. Gmail servers, which also noticed a drop in spam on November 11, are now showing an upward trend as new sources of spam, as always, continue to emerge.”
As a result, Google vows to stay “on guard” and continue the seemingly never-ending fight against spam. But for now, we’ll take the break while we can get it.
