The number of junk attachments to business e-mail has declined over the past six months, compared with the same period last year, according to a new study.

For every 4,756 business e-mails sent from March to August, just one contained an offending or nonwork-related attachment, such as pornography, cartoons, jokes and greeting cards. That's compared with a 1,357-1 ratio in the same period last year, according to a study from e-mail security firm MessageLabs.


The company could not say for certain what caused the drop but speculated that stricter enforcement of corporate policies could be helping.

Less junk in your in-box? Posted by: DTB at 4:38 PM  |  Permalink