Re: Where is the charter for comp.unix.solaris?

From: Mike Mann (mike_at_kempston.net)
Date: 07/13/03 

Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 14:16:10 +0100

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:10:44 +1000, Anthony Mandic <jy@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hmmm ... Hormel Foods have a different definition of spam -
> http://media.hormel.com/anm/templates/spam_museum.asp?articleid=8&zoneid=11
> (Yeah, I know its not their definition but I think the SPAM
> Museum is more interesting).

Words have different meanings in different contexts.

> By your definition, junk mail flooding my email inboxes isn't
> spam. Also by your definition, off-topic posts aren't spam but
> long running crossposted threads are. Strange.

Indeed. Junk mail is UCE (unsolicited commercial email) although the
term "spam" has been extended by usage to include UCE. I've never
heard of anyone descibe off-topic posts as spam unless they are widely
cross- or multi- posted, in which case the term is correct. All the
spam-cancellers are very clear about the definition of cancellable
spam being content-neutral.

But the point is that someone complaining to an ISP about "spam" when
the posting complained about is clearly not spam, is unlikely to get
the response they want.

Mike.

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