Few things get Net users more upset than spam.
Perhaps we're upset by the resources wasted when millions of useless messages are sent to millions of people who only delete them moments after they arrive. But we reserve most of our anger for spammers themselves, those squinty-eyed troglodytes who hole up in dark rooms littered with spent Thirstbuster cups and cackle at their clever plans to get rich quick a click at a time. At least, that's how we imagine them. Oh sure, we'd never send e-mail to thousands of people we've never met. As our communications mediums have multiplied, we've gained new ways to make contact with the people in our lives.