What is Spam?

The Online Guide to Spam Email!

Here you will find all the information you ever needed regarding spam email. We have composed a 14 section guide below which you can browse page by page.

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1. What is spam? 8. Isn't spam illegal?

2. When is spam spam? 9. How big a problem is it?

3. The term comes from? 10. What are DNS blacklists?

4. Why do people send spam? 11. What is an open relay?

5. Where did it come from? 12. How can I stop spam?

6. How did they get my email? 13. How do spam filters work?

7. Does unsubscribing work? 14. Send spam free bulk email?

1 of 14 - What is Spam?

The term Spam refers to unsolicited, unwanted, inappropriate bulk email, Usenet postings and MUD/IRC monologs. For the purposes of this guide we will use the term Spam primarily in reference to email, which is what it is generally understood to mean when used in connection with the Internet. Spam is often referred to as Unsolicited Bulk Mail (UBM), Excessive Multi-Posting (EMP), Unsolicited Commercial email (UCE), spam mail, bulk email or just junk mail.

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