11.   They loathe unsolicited e-mail because it clogs their systems, consumes computer processing power and annoys their customers.

12.   Too many transactions clogging the system would force delays in reporting trades.

13.   To guard against clogging the system with frivolous litigation, the cases would first be reviewed by a nongovernment administrative panel.

14.   Under Casellas and Castro, it extricated itself from the piles of complaints clogging its system.

15.   But the volume of e-mail it generated clogged e-mail systems, causing some to crash and slowing others to a crawl.

16.   Consumers can clog the system even without dialing because just taking the phone off the hook engages the system.

17.   Gobs of sludge could clog the systems and damage equipment.

18.   Spam comes from many sources worldwide and increasingly clogs e-mail systems with pitches that include ways to lose weight, earn extra income or to view pornography.

19.   The virus caused infected computers to fire off dozens of messages to friends and colleagues, temporarily clogging e-mail systems.

20.   Yet by clogging e-mail systems and causing some to crash, Melissa was the worst computer virus outbreak ever at the time.