Well, I looked it up, and the net use of the term SPAM comes from the Monty
Python song, "Spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam, lovely spam,
wonderful spam." Like the song, spam is an endless repetition of worthless
text. And I guess Monty Python got it from that lovely American meat
(loosely speaking) product that nobody here claims to eat, yet it's always
on the grocery shelves.
However, I would add to that meaning of email SPAM that it is worthless text
INTENTIONALLY sent out to people who didn't ask for it.
So what do we call those others that are just mistakes? I dunno... "Haggis",
perhaps? Or "Pie Floaters"?
- Bill Thoen
----- Original Message -----
From: Erick Posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Actually, you're right, it's not a spam... just a mistake, so what do we
> call those mistakes? Spam means that someone is sending us junk emails
> intentionally, is that right?
>
> Thanks for unsubscribing him. I'm sure he'll resubscribe when he gets
back.
>
> --
> Erick Posner
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Thoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Erick Posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:34 AM
> Subject: unsubscribing CONKLIN
>
>
> > I just did.
> > BTW, that's not SPAM. It's just a mistake. Everybody's allowed one.
> > Sure is annoying though, eh?
> >
> > - Bill Thoen
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Erick Posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > Please unsubscribe the guy CCONKLIN... he's spamming us with his
> > "vacation"
> > > message. Unsubscribe him until he get back and resubscribe.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Erick Posner
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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