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Re: What is spam?
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lugnet.market.theory
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Sat, 19 Feb 2000 23:02:58 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
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> In lugnet.market.theory, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Spam is unsolicited bulk email. That's the accepted definition.
> > Sorry, but I'm a stickler on this point.
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> Hmm. Hmm. Not according to the Jargon File[1]. :)
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> (What definitive reference are you using?)
That one, but I was working from memory.
> I think it's safe to say it is _an_ accepted definition, though! :)
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, flood postings to
newsgroups, etc.
However... and this is a crucial point if we are to get back on track
:-) (remember Alice? This is a song about Alice's restaurant) NEITHER a
mail in response to an offer to buy, targeted to one person, with
onerous conditions of purchase attached, NOR an advert embedded in the
siggy of a message is spam.
THAT'S my point. Those stretch the meme beyond what it is and I object
to using the term spam for either of these.
--
Larry Pieniazek - lpieniazek@mercator.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet.
Note: this is a family forum!
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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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