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Subject: Re: Definition of spam (was Topica)
From: Randy Cassingham <arcie @ thisistrue . com>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 10:39:26 -0700
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At 05:02 AM 3/2/99 -0500, Rich Kulawiec said:

>On Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 02:13:52PM -0800, Michelle Dick wrote:
>> > Again: the correct definition of spam is UBE, "unsolicited bulk email".
>> 
>> Reasonable people disagree, but nevermind, for the moment let's go by
>> your definition.  
>
>This isn't my definition.  This is the definition which has been hammered
>out, refined, debated, tested, etc., by the anti-spam community over a
>period of many years.

Um... WHICH community?

I consider THE leader in anti-spam efforts to be CAUCE -- the Coalition
Against Unsolicited COMMERCIAL Email.  It does appear, then, that
reasonable people disagree on the definition of spam.


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