Associated Press News Wire wrote in :
China Telecom said that by rerouting traffic through satellite
> transmissions and landline cables connecting China and Europe, about
> 70% of overseas Internet connections had been reconnected.
> But the official was quoted as saying the link to North America would
> not be significantly improved until the undersea cables were repaired.
> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Does this mean spam from China will be
> taking a two week holiday (albiet a forced one)? PAT]
According to someone working at a big ISP there has been quite a drop in spam from Asia.
The 'void' was filled by spambots in America and Europe sending out more.
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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: That's good, that they had a 'stand by' plan in place so that we did not have to concern ourselves with millions of pieces of 'missing spam'. PAT]