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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kosh on December 24, 2005, 11:44:39 pm

Title: Sir Spamalot
Post by: Kosh on December 24, 2005, 11:44:39 pm

http://news.com.com/Fla.+attorney+general+says+his+e-mails+arent+spam/2100-7348_3-6007121.html?tag=nefd.top


This is funny. :lol:

Title: Re: Sir Spamalot
Post by: Sandwich on December 25, 2005, 02:41:02 am

And so begins the problems with defining spam.

Title: Re: Sir Spamalot
Post by: achtung on December 25, 2005, 04:27:34 am

If I lived there, and if I could vote, my vote would  e going somewhere else

Title: Re: Sir Spamalot
Post by: TopAce on December 25, 2005, 04:33:56 am

I daily receive E-mails which say I won 5,000,000,000 dollars on the lottery and try to make me click on various links. Is that better spam?

Title: Re: Sir Spamalot
Post by: WMCoolmon on December 25, 2005, 04:48:11 am

Edit: Wait, it's Christmas, I should be holding myself to a higher standard than that.

Title: Re: Sir Spamalot
Post by: Martinus on December 25, 2005, 05:13:57 am

Surely given the statement that spam must be deceptive to be classed as spam I could send 100,000 'This email is about viagra' messages in that state completely legally?

Title: Re: Sir Spamalot
Post by: Solatar on December 25, 2005, 12:54:09 pm

If I didn't ask for it, then I decide whether it's spam.