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[[Image:Spam.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A tin of Spam]]
 
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In its original meaning '''Spam''' is the proprietary name for a type of processed luncheon meat made from pork. The name is a contraction of "SPiced hAM". It was very popular in England during World War II, when fresh meat was in short supply. <ref> See the official Spam Website: http://www.spam.com/ </ref> It's a luncheon meat, pink, comes in a can, made by Hormel. Most Americans intuitively, viscerally associate "Spam" with "no nutritive or aesthetic value," though it is still relatively popular (especially in Hawaii) and can be found in almost any grocery store. Spam has its own newsgroup, alt.spam.  
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In its original meaning '''SPAM''' (all uppercase) is the proprietary name for a type of processed, canned pink luncheon meat from Hormel, primarily made from pork. The name is a contraction of "SPiced hAM". It was very popular in [[England]] during [[World War II]], when fresh [[meat]] was in short supply.<ref>[http://www.spam.com Official SPAM Website]</ref> Most Americans intuitively, viscerally associate "SPAM" with "no nutritive or aesthetic value," though it is still relatively popular (especially in Hawaii) and can be found in almost any grocery store. SPAM has its own newsgroup, alt.spam.
  
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However, '''spam''' has now acquired a completely different meaning, as electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. There is some debate about the source of the term, but the generally accepted version is that it comes from from one episode of [[Monty Python|Monty Python's Flying Circus]], set in a [[Transport Cafe|cafe]], which served dishes such as "Egg, spam, chips, spam, beans and spam", and which ended with a song which went: "Spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam…"  Like the song, spam is an endless repetition of worthless text.  
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Because it is a pork product, the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America has not certified it as a food that Muslims are allowed to eat.<ref>http://www.ifanca.org/Pages/Certified-Products.aspx</ref>
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<ref> more on this at: http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html#2.1 </ref>
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Another school of thought maintains that it comes from the computer group lab at the University of Southern California who gave it the name because it has many of the same characteristics as the luncheon meat Spam:<Ref>For further details on what constitutes spam see  http://spam.abuse.net/overview/whatisspam.shtml as well as most of this site.</ref>
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However, '''spam''' has now acquired a completely different meaning, as electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. There is some debate about the source of the term, but the generally accepted version is that in the days of internet bulletin boards, unscrupulous users would create post after post of "SPAM SPAM" etc. in order to push other people's topics off the bottom of the board before posting their own unsolicited advertising message. The term "SPAM" was used due to the popularity of a particular episode of [[Monty Python|Monty Python's Flying Circus]], set in a caf&#233;, which served dishes such as "Egg, spam, chips, spam, beans and spam", and which ended with a song which went: "Spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam…"  Like the song, spam is an endless repetition of worthless text.
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<ref>[http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html#2.1 The Net Abuse FAQ. 2.1 What is Spam?]</ref>
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Another school of thought maintains that it comes from the computer group lab at the University of Southern California who gave it the name because it has many of the same characteristics as the luncheon meat Spam:<ref>[http://spam.abuse.net/overview/whatisspam.shtml What is spam?]</ref>
  
 
* Nobody wants it or ever asks for it.
 
* Nobody wants it or ever asks for it.
 
* No one ever eats it; it is the first item to be pushed to the side when eating the entree.
 
* No one ever eats it; it is the first item to be pushed to the side when eating the entree.
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* Sometimes it is actually tasty, like 1% of junk mail that is really useful to some people.  
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* Sometimes it is actually tasty, like 1% (or less) of junk mail that is really useful to some people.
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A "spam" posting on a wiki often includes worthless text disguised as educational information accompanied by a link to an external website which is selling something; it is an attempt at free advertising. 
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In video games, '''spamming''' refers to repeatedly using one technique or move.
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There are laws in many nations prohibiting or restricting the production of email spam. In the United States, for example, spammers are supposed to adhere to restrictions under the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003<ref>http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/ecommerce/bus61.shtm</ref> as well as any relevant state laws.<ref>http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/Main/CB94AA46D5A0974985256EBB006D2E21?OpenDocument</ref> However, many spam operations are part of [[organized crime]] involving otherwise illegal activities such as illegal sale of [[prescription medications]],<ref>http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ProtectYourSelf/default.htm</ref> [[counterfeit]] products,<ref>http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/the-spam-omelette-45-on-replica-watches-and-counterfeit-software-623.html</ref> [[online gambling]],<ref>http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t2287.html</ref> [[phishing]] scams,<ref>http://www.millersmiles.co.uk</ref> and [[malware]].<ref>http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/storm.asp</ref> Many spam messages are produced by botnets consisting of infected machines around world.<ref>http://www.senderbase.org</ref>
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Hormel Foods have expressed that they are not fussed about the usage of the term "spam" to denote unsolicited bulk email, provided that the distinction is made between the uppercase and lowercase forms of the word.<ref>[http://www.spam.com/about/internet.aspx SPAM brand and the internet]</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 15:53, May 29, 2017

A tin of Spam

In its original meaning SPAM (all uppercase) is the proprietary name for a type of processed, canned pink luncheon meat from Hormel, primarily made from pork. The name is a contraction of "SPiced hAM". It was very popular in England during World War II, when fresh meat was in short supply.[1] Most Americans intuitively, viscerally associate "SPAM" with "no nutritive or aesthetic value," though it is still relatively popular (especially in Hawaii) and can be found in almost any grocery store. SPAM has its own newsgroup, alt.spam.

Because it is a pork product, the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America has not certified it as a food that Muslims are allowed to eat.[2]

However, spam has now acquired a completely different meaning, as electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. There is some debate about the source of the term, but the generally accepted version is that in the days of internet bulletin boards, unscrupulous users would create post after post of "SPAM SPAM" etc. in order to push other people's topics off the bottom of the board before posting their own unsolicited advertising message. The term "SPAM" was used due to the popularity of a particular episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, set in a café, which served dishes such as "Egg, spam, chips, spam, beans and spam", and which ended with a song which went: "Spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam…" Like the song, spam is an endless repetition of worthless text. [3]

Another school of thought maintains that it comes from the computer group lab at the University of Southern California who gave it the name because it has many of the same characteristics as the luncheon meat Spam:[4]

  • Nobody wants it or ever asks for it.
  • No one ever eats it; it is the first item to be pushed to the side when eating the entree.
  • Sometimes it is actually tasty, like 1% (or less) of junk mail that is really useful to some people.

A "spam" posting on a wiki often includes worthless text disguised as educational information accompanied by a link to an external website which is selling something; it is an attempt at free advertising.

In video games, spamming refers to repeatedly using one technique or move.

There are laws in many nations prohibiting or restricting the production of email spam. In the United States, for example, spammers are supposed to adhere to restrictions under the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003[5] as well as any relevant state laws.[6] However, many spam operations are part of organized crime involving otherwise illegal activities such as illegal sale of prescription medications,[7] counterfeit products,[8] online gambling,[9] phishing scams,[10] and malware.[11] Many spam messages are produced by botnets consisting of infected machines around world.[12]

Hormel Foods have expressed that they are not fussed about the usage of the term "spam" to denote unsolicited bulk email, provided that the distinction is made between the uppercase and lowercase forms of the word.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Official SPAM Website
  2. ↑ http://www.ifanca.org/Pages/Certified-Products.aspx
  3. ↑ The Net Abuse FAQ. 2.1 What is Spam?
  4. ↑ What is spam?
  5. ↑ http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/ecommerce/bus61.shtm
  6. ↑ http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/Main/CB94AA46D5A0974985256EBB006D2E21?OpenDocument
  7. ↑ http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ProtectYourSelf/default.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/the-spam-omelette-45-on-replica-watches-and-counterfeit-software-623.html
  9. ↑ http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t2287.html
  10. ↑ http://www.millersmiles.co.uk
  11. ↑ http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/storm.asp
  12. ↑ http://www.senderbase.org
  13. ↑ SPAM brand and the internet
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