On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 12:03:30PM -0600, Mike Nolan wrote:
> I prefer the designation UCE instead of spam, 'unsolicited [bulk] commercial
> e-mail'. This includes get-rich-quick schemes, sex sites, and so forth.
This is not a correct definition. UBE is preferable to UBE.
Here's why:
> The three major characteristics of UCE are that they are never requested
> by the recipient and not often welcome,
The "U" stands for Unsolicited; whether or not the mail is welcome is
of no significance whatsoever.
> that they are always sent to mass
> quantities of people (generally at trivial costs),
The "B" stands for Bulk. The cost involved is not relevant.
> and they always have profit as a motive for the sender.
The presence or absence of profit is not relevant.
Why make these distinctions? Because the words "welcome" and "profit"
involve analysis of the content, and the definition of spam (as UBE)
is content-free, and must remain so.
---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
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