Difference between revisions of "spam"
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| + | * '''2006-09-07''' [http://techdirt.com/articles/20060905/191230.shtml Appeals Court Judges Sick Of Spam Too; Uphold Spammer Conviction] | ||
* '''2006-02-23''' [http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/000220 Malware Honeypot Projects Merge] (maybe this should end up in an article on [[malware]]) | * '''2006-02-23''' [http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/000220 Malware Honeypot Projects Merge] (maybe this should end up in an article on [[malware]]) | ||
* '''2006-02-19''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/14/AR2006021401342.html Invasion of the Computer Snatchers] ([http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot?m=3776 slashdot]) | * '''2006-02-19''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/14/AR2006021401342.html Invasion of the Computer Snatchers] ([http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot?m=3776 slashdot]) | ||
* '''2006-01-24''' [http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8627 'Zombie master' pleads guilty to PC hijacking] | * '''2006-01-24''' [http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8627 'Zombie master' pleads guilty to PC hijacking] | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 7 September 2006
The term "spam" originally referred only to unsolicited email, but has broadened in usage to include any kind of unsolicited electronic advertisement or communication (e.g. phone solicitations are often described as "spam calls"; advertising links posted on a wiki page is "wikispam").
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- 2006-09-07 Appeals Court Judges Sick Of Spam Too; Uphold Spammer Conviction
- 2006-02-23 Malware Honeypot Projects Merge (maybe this should end up in an article on malware)
- 2006-02-19 Invasion of the Computer Snatchers (slashdot)
- 2006-01-24 'Zombie master' pleads guilty to PC hijacking