Technically, according to the FTC, (email) Spam is UCE which is Unsolicited Commercial Email. I usually use the term UCE, but when I do someone always asks "what is UCE?" so I have to use "Spam" at some places. I think however they should (and maybe have) broadened their definition of it to include anything undesirable unsolicited. -Clint
God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://www.OrpheusComputing.com ) http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com http://Computer-Hardware-Sales-Consumer-Electronics-Sales.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John O'Flynn" Well, Hugh, you got me thinking, and I tracked down your definition to the American Heritage Dictionary. So it seems I will have to withdraw my first recommendation and use "spam" even for a single unwanted email, and even though it's not trying to sell anything or convert anybody to anything. I always thought of spam as _bulk_ mailing for the purpose of solicitation. But so be it. From here on, I will always call a spade a spade. There is something a bit surreal about this thread being immortalized for posterity under the heading "Who is Lisa Schnepf?" Sounds like the title for a psychological thriller. I hope the real Lisa has a sense of humor and is giggling over the whole thing. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Vandervoort" > Let's call a spade a spade. > SPAM, defined: > 1. To send unsolicited e-mail to. > 2. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple > mailing lists, > individuals, or newsgroups. > > Whatever the motivation of the sender, she or he is not the > recipient of > these annoying, time consuming emails. > This list is for the mutual education of the members, and I > believe > we've all been thoroughly educated on this topic. > There's nothing wrong with making the kind of error Lisa > made, but > failure to fix it calls for removal, in my opinion. > By the way, I haven't gotten any more SPAM from Lisa, so she > must be > making progress. > > > John O'Flynn wrote: > > I think it might be a good idea if we didn't use the word > > "spam" for > > every kind of nuisance message that we would prefer not to > > receive. It > > can lead to misunderstandings. > > > > However, Lisa, the point is that the anti-spam system that > > you are > > trying to use MIGHT work on an address that you want to > > keep special and > > that receives limited traffic. However it is _completely incompatible_ > > with membership on mailing lists such as this one and gives everybody a > > pain in the neck. We've had this problem here not once but > > several > > times over the years, and of course on other lists too. > > > > I belong to one carefully moderated list that has a rule > > that people who > > use those "challenge systems" receive one warning, and then > > OUT. No > > "hinting" or "considering". > > > > John ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
