On 10/7/2011 20:47, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> Darren New<dne### [at] sanrrcom>  wrote:
>> On 10/7/2011 11:55, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> I would agree.  I define it as "advertising I didn't ask for".
>>
>> All advertising is advertising you didn't ask for. Otherwise it's product
>> literature. :-)
>
> I agree.
>
>> I would say (for example) that most "junk mail" would be spam.
>
> But junk mail doesn't come postage due.  It doesn't add to the cost of postal
> services.

Right. But the likelihood of me wanting something from the junk mail is far 
less than the effort of throwing it away and making sure real mail didn't 
get tangled up.

When it comes postage due, that's an even higher cost.  Advertising that's 
difficult to avoid and worth less than it costs to dispose of it is spam. 
Spam filters work by making it cost less to dispose of the spam, and thus 
letting through only the advertising you care about.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   How come I never get only one kudo?

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