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David Schwartz
Only it ain't spam.
It is. It most definitely is. I understand the desire to define "spam"
such that it's content-neutral and easy to identify by machine. But such a
definition is utterly useless.
Spam is simply about unsolicited content sent to multiple destinations.
Any off-charter post to a USENET newsgroup qualifies. USENET is an automated
mechanism for sending content to multiple interested parties. People solicit
content by reading those newsgroups whose topics they are intersted in.
There is no meaningful definitional distinction between a USENET group
and a mailing list.
DS