Take it up with the site that provided the definition (it was noted at the
end of the definition listings), not with this list.
Bill
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 02:42:07PM -0500, Bill Casti (System Admin) wrote:
> > 3. Spam v. To abuse any network service or tool by for promotional
> > purposes.
>
> This is an incorrect definition: it's overinclusive, because it covers
> a broad range of abuses other than UBE, and it's underinclusive, because
> it does not cover UBE sent for non-promotional purposes.
>
> One correct definition is the one I provided yesterday. It is narrowly
> written, it is context-free, it excludes questions of motivation, and
> it defines spam in terms of action, not in terms of speech, which is a
> necessary precursor toward an effective discussion of spam issues.
> (Otherwise, the discussion wanders off into irrelevant areas such as
> censorship.)
>
> ---Rsk
> Rich Kulawiec
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
