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| | | (...) And I wouldn't. Be careful of meme dilution. That advert is a "message from our sponsor" during a program you chose to watch. It's not spam. Mail the sponsor sends you because you didn't check the "I don't want mail" box (or because the ToS (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | Re: What is spam? —Todd Lehman
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| | | | (...) Hmm. Hmm. Not according to the Jargon File[1]. :) (What definitive reference are you using?) I think it's safe to say it is _an_ accepted definition, though! :) --Todd [1] (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: What is spam? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) That one, but I was working from memory. (...) OK. I yield. It is AN accepted definition, not THE accepted definition. Most of the things we think of as spam are covered by senses 3,4 and 5 of their def. That includes mail you didn't ask for, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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