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  1. Fractual_

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    what do you mean by spamming?
     
  2. bird_migration

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    spam [​IMG] ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sp[​IMG]m)
    n. Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail.
    tr.v. spammed, spamĀ·ming, spams
    1. To send unsolicited e-mail to.
    2. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups.
    [From Spam(probably inspired by a comedy routine on the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, in which the word is repeated incessantly).]
    Spam [​IMG] ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sp[​IMG]m)
    A trademark used for a canned meat product consisting primarily of chopped pork pressed into a loaf.
    spam

    n : (trademark) a tinned luncheon meat made largely from pork [syn: Spam]

    spam


    1. <messaging> (From Hormel's Spiced Ham, via the Monty Python
    "Spam" song) To post irrelevant or inappropriate messages to
    one or more Usenet newsgroups, mailing lists, or other
    messaging system in deliberate or accidental violation of
    netiquette.

    It is possible to spam a newsgroup with one well- (or ill-)
    planned message, e.g. asking "What do you think of abortion?"
    on soc.women. This can be done by cross-posting, e.g. any
    message which is crossposted to alt.rush-limbaugh and
    alt.politics.homosexuality will almost inevitably spam both
    groups. (Compare troll and flame bait).

    Posting a message to a significant proportion of all
    newsgroups is a sure way to spam Usenet and become an object
    of almost universal hatred. Canter and Siegel spammed the net
    with their Green card post.

    If you see an article which you think is a deliberate spam, DO
    NOT post a follow-up - doing so will only contribute to the
    general annoyance. Send a polite message to the poster by
    private e-mail and CC it to "postmaster" at the same address.
    Bear in mind that the posting's origin might have been forged
    or the apparent sender's account might have been used by
    someone else without his permission.

    The word was coined as the winning entry in a 1937 competition
    to choose a name for Hormel Foods Corporation's "spiced meat"
    (now officially known as "SPAM luncheon meat"). Correspondant
    Bob White claims the modern use of the term predates Monty
    Python by at least ten years. He cites an editor for the
    Dallas Times Herald describing Public Relations as "throwing a
    can of spam into an electric fan just to see if any of it
    would stick to the unwary passersby."

    Usenet newsgroup: news:news.admin.net-abuse.

    See also netiquette.

    2. (A narrowing of sense 1, above) To indiscriminately send
    large amounts of unsolicited e-mail meant to promote a
    product or service. Spam in this sense is sort of like the
    electronic equivalent of junk mail sent to "Occupant".

    In the 1990s, with the rise in commercial awareness of the
    net, there are actually scumbags who offer spamming as a
    "service" to companies wishing to advertise on the net. They
    do this by mailing to collections of e-mail addresses,
    Usenet news, or mailing lists. Such practises have caused
    outrage and aggressive reaction by many net users against the
    individuals concerned.

    3. (Apparently a generalisation of sense 2, above) To abuse
    any network service or tool by for promotional purposes.

    "AltaVista is an index, not a promotional tool. Attempts to
    fill it with promotional material lower the value of the index
    for everyone. [...] We will disallow URL submissions from
    those who spam the index. In extreme cases, we will exclude
    all their pages from the index." -- Altavista.

    4. <jargon, programming> To crash a program by overrunning a
    fixed-size buffer with excessively large input data.

    See also buffer overflow, overrun screw, smash the stack.

    5. <chat, games> (A narrowing of sense 1, above) To flood any
    chat forum or Internet game with purposefully annoying
    text or macros. Compare Scrolling.

    (2003-09-21)





    spam

    vt.,vi.,n. [from "Monty Python's Flying Circus"] 1. To
    crash a program by overrunning a fixed-size buffer with excessively
    large input data. See also buffer overflow, overrun screw,
    smash the stack. 2. To cause a newsgroup to be flooded with
    irrelevant or inappropriate messages. You can spam a newsgroup with
    as little as one well- (or ill-) planned message (e.g. asking "What
    do you think of abortion?" on soc.women). This is often done with
    cross-posting (e.g. any message which is crossposted to
    alt.rush-limbaugh and alt.politics.homosexuality will almost
    inevitably spam both groups). This overlaps with troll behavior;
    the latter more specific term has become more common. 3. To send many
    identical or nearly-identical messages separately to a large number
    of Usenet newsgroups. This is more specifically called `ECP',
    Excessive Cross-Posting. This is one sure way to infuriate nearly
    everyone on the Net. See also velveeta and jello. 4. To bombard
    a newsgroup with multiple copies of a message. This is more
    specifically called `EMP', Excessive Multi-Posting. 5. To
    mass-mail unrequested identical or nearly-identical email messages,
    particularly those containing advertising. Especially used when the
    mail addresses have been culled from network traffic or databases
    without the consent of the recipients. Synonyms include UCE,
    UBE. 6. Any large, annoying, quantity of output. For instance,
    someone on IRC who walks away from their screen and comes back to
    find 200 lines of text might say "Oh no, spam".

    The later definitions have become much more prevalent as the
    Internet has opened up to non-techies, and to most people senses 3 4
    and 5 are now primary. All three behaviors are considered abuse of
    the net, and are almost universally grounds for termination of the
    originator's email account or network connection. In these senses
    the term `spam' has gone mainstream, though without its original
    sense or folkloric freight - there is apparently a widespread myth
    among lusers that "spamming" is what happens when you dump cans of
    Spam into a revolving fan.
     
  3. Fractual_

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    i asked what YOU meant....
     
  4. bird_migration

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    I already told you.
     
  5. EuphoricBallah

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    i can read the word upsidedown. WHATS my prize?!
    ;)
     
  6. bird_migration

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    You may send your naked photograph to me.
     
  7. EuphoricBallah

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    that would be considered child porn!! no can do...sorry...
    :eek:
     
  8. Fractual_

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    no you gave me a bunch of dictionary definitions , what did YOU mean birdy?

    all i did was answer your questions like you did in myyyyy thread.
     
  9. bird_migration

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    It would not be considered child porn where I live unless you are younger than 12.
     
  10. bird_migration

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    What makes you think I gave you a bunch of dictionary terms?
     
  11. Fractual_

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    this.........

     
  12. bird_migration

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    I made that up myself, so stop accusing me.
     
  13. Fractual_

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  15. Fractual_

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    if you really want me to
     

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