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Re: Worms versus Bots

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr.)
Tue May 4 17:19:50 2004

Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 16:19:12 -0500
From: "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <LarrySheldon@cox.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <p0610050fbcbdb1707bed@[10.0.1.40]>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu


chuck goolsbee wrote:

>> However, up to 90% of the users *are* stupid:


> Seriosuly though, the Internet might be a better place for it. After 
> all, 90% of those "stupid" people just want email and HTTP.

Do we have a pointer to a rigorous study that indicates either
assertion?

Or is it possible there are other explanations?

What will be do when they figure out that paying us to let them hurt
themselves is a sub-optimal use of their money?

-- 
Requiescas in pace o email

Ex turpi causa non oritur actio

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