Posted AT 11:28 AM EDT on 10/03/05
Inbox nightmare near end?
TERRY WEBER
Globe and Mail Update
Canadians' inbox nightmare may be coming to an end, a new survey suggests.
For the first time in four years the volume of unsolicited or spam e-mails has declined, according to polling firm Ipsos-Reid's latest Canadian quarterly report on Internet trends.
“Canadians are starting to regain control of their e-mail inboxes,” Ipsos-Reid senior vice president Steve Mossop said.
In 2004, Canadians received an average of 177 e-mails a week.
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