A new survey in the USA “has found that 29 percent have reduced their overall use of email due to the abundance of spam while 63 percent say the flood of spam has made them less trusting of email in general. “

Many people found spam devalued their internet experience, with 86% reporting “some level of distress with spam”

The Can-Spam anti-spam legislation seems to have had little or no effect, with some email users saying things are getting worse, not better, although some say they are receiving less porn spam.