re: Spam question...
Yes, it has been down a bit, most noticeable on the Hiss Quarterly's Gmail, where I see far more than any other account I use.
Could be seasonal... could have something to do with the SEC halting trading of 35 penny stocks (last Friday), the very ones touted in so many of those spams -- and the spams were the reason for the SEC's action, so I heard.
So we're back to pharmaceutical and mortgage scams.