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| More on Defining Spam |
| Author: | John Matyskiel |
| Date: | Friday, 21st Mar 2003 13:33 |
| Views: | 2,225 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds) |
| Category: | Internet Searching, Webmaster, eCommerce | | URL: | http://www.freepint.com/go/b22997 |
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I found the recent thread started by a query by Mike Driscoll concerning spam revealing (22554), and I'd like to expand the discussion a bit. Basically, I would like to hear if anyone knows of a truly rigorous definition of spam.
Obviously, the categories of porn and fraudulent marketing fall outside acceptable limits, and hopefully there will be adaptations of existing legal means to deal with those. Let's leave this out of the discussion.
But there is a large gray area for other types of commercial messages. I do not accept the starting point that any commercial messaging must be invited. This places an unreasonable burden on both the consumer and the marketer. The only justiication for that argument is the cost to the receiver. Basically, either the online environment is open to all, or it isn't.
I cannot think of, and haven't found, a spam definition based on either source or content that holds up under real examination. Have you? Is there another factor that could be used?
Thanks.
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I found the recent thread started by a query by Mike Driscoll concerning spam revealing (22554), and I'd like to ... |
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John Matyskiel |
21/03/03 13:33 |
22997 |
 | Re: More on Defining Spam | | Hi John
My first port of call is always www.webopedia.com.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/s/spam.html
defines SPAM as follows:
"Electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. ... |
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Tony Franks |
04/04/03 14:34 |
23232 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | For anyone who wants a comprehensive view as of late last year... http://rr.sans.org/email/spam_battle.php
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Stuart Cliffe |
03/04/03 15:07 |
23205 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | Hi Ed - yes I agree, and I apologise for being misleading; *under*no*circumstances* should anyone trust an 'unsubscribe' link ... |
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Stuart Cliffe |
26/03/03 08:57 |
23071 |
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Fran Smitherman |
28/03/03 17:02 |
23112 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | Xenodochy is an interesting website, but there's more than a little xenophobia going there. If in-depth investigation and ... |
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Stuart Cliffe |
28/03/03 21:59 |
23118 |
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Stuart Cliffe |
21/03/03 16:10 |
23008 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | Stuart, in re ‘to unsubscribe from this list’ others tell me this helps the sender build a usable address base ... |
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Edw. Stollery |
26/03/03 01:56 |
23067 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | Stuart, thank you for the plug.
For the record; I have had bad luck with one on-line mail stop (Yahoo) ... |
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Edw. Stollery |
26/03/03 01:54 |
23066 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | In Yahoo's defense, they say on the one hand they cannot block more than x-number of addresses, without disclosing to ... |
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Claire Gesalman |
28/03/03 20:29 |
23116 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | UPDATE ... Claire, it's three days since I followed your advice. My IN box had gone from 15 to 3 ... |
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Edw. Stollery |
02/04/03 02:48 |
23170 |
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Edw. Stollery |
29/03/03 04:31 |
23119 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | John,
This is links to proposed legislation covering USA.Europe, and Other Countries
http://www.spamlaws.com/
This is Coalition against Unsolicited Commercial Email
http://www.cauce.org/
regards
Malcolm |
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Malcolm K. MacCallum |
21/03/03 14:15 |
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| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | Spam is any kind of commercial message sent to me - at my expense - without being expressdly invited. "Commercial ... |
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Paul Paine |
21/03/03 13:57 |
22998 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | |
So, when bandwidth becomes more plentiful and less expensive, that will be less of an issue? And the time ... |
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John Matyskiel |
21/03/03 14:01 |
23000 |
| | Re: More on Defining Spam | | Reduced bandwidth cost would reduce the expense to me, but it would remain an expense in any case. I am ... |
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Paul Paine |
21/03/03 14:14 |
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