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Re: [Asrg] Another criteria for "what is spam"...

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Subject: Re: [Asrg] Another criteria for "what is spam"...
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Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 15:12:37 -0700

On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 08:55:53AM -0700, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote:
[...]
> Fixing on the 'bulk' aspect is only solving the problem from the ISP's point
> of view. From the users point of view the fact that the email was sent to
> ten or a million other people is irrelevant.

The volume of spam (whatever the definition) is its primary irritation
(I wouldn't care about spam if I only got one nigerian scam a year), and
bulk mailing is the primary cause of that volume.  Hence, "bulk" is
indeed quite relevant to the individual. 

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