At 11:42 PM 2/2/2002 -0200, Manuel Lemos wrote: > > I think you are confused... Unsolicited e-mail is in fact the > > definition of spam! > >No, with time, people started confusing definitions. You may not be >aware of it because you were too young and by that time you probably >even did not knew about what was the Internet. AFAIK, spam was, in the >early days when there was not even the Web, what was called to >cross-posting the same message to multiple newsgroups. Remeber Monty >Python sketch, they were complaining of more of the same spam.
Yep. Here's an excerpt from the Email Abuse FAQ: 'First, a short lesson on the term "SPAM". Spam describes a particular kind of Usenet posting (and canned spiced ham), but is now often used to describe many kinds of inappropriate activities, including some email-related events. It is technically incorrect to use "spam" to describe email abuse, although attempting to correct the practice would amount to tilting at windmills.' http://members.aol.com/emailfaq/emailfaq.html -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
