Fwd: Re: Digital Island sponsors DoS attempt?

Mon Oct 29 13:46:09 UTC 2001

On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 09:26:02PM -0800, John Payne wrote:
> I am trying to be good :)  If you change one word in your definition...
> you cover the "small potential problem"  (which has been seen already)
> without losing anything.
> 
> Unsolicited Bulk E-mail.

I'm not sure I like the use of the word bulk.  The reason is that
it is not precise.  Is 10 bulk?  50?  Is it only bulk if I use a
"spam tool"?

Unsolicited, Commercial, and E-mail all have precise definitions.
particularly if we're going to get something (eventually) into a
useful law I think we need to make sure it is entirely defined of
precise terms.

You do cite a good example of my "small potential problem".  Nothing
immediately comes to mind as a good way to catch it without causing
good things to get caught up as well.  I'm going to think about it.

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