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The majority of spam mailings received around the world originate from the United States according to software company Sophos. In order to compile their list, company researchers monitored all spam messages that were sent to their network during 2004.

Topping this list was the United States, which is responsible for 42.11% of spam mailings received worldwide. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, had these comments, "When we first reported on the top spamming countries back in February 2004, the USA had the excuse that the CAN-SPAM act had been in existence for a couple of months. Almost a year and millions of spam messages later, it is quite evident that that the CAN-SPAM legislation has made very little headway in damming the flood of spam."

According to Sophos, the top spam producing countries are as follows:

1. United States - 42.11%
2. South Korea - 13.43%
3. China (incl Hong Kong) - 8.44%
4. Canada - 5.71%
5. Brazil - 3.34%
6. Japan - 2.57%
7. France - 1.37%
8. Spain - 1.18%
9. United Kingdom - 1.13%
10. Germany - 1.03%
11. Taiwan - 1.00%
12. Mexico - 0.89%
13. Others - 17.8%

Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest search news.