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Interesting Acronym

September 20th, 2004 by Kelson. Posted in Spam

From a recent abuse report:

Hello. The spammer below is either using your resources to send out BULK, unsolicited, S.P.A.M. or is deceptively trying to make it look as if from your server as the ISP.

I’ve seen similar wording before, mainly on reports via SpamCop, but this really made me wonder.

I know what SPAM is (processed lunch meat), and I know what spam is (unsolicited bulk mail), and while many people get them confused, this is the first time I’ve seen S.P.A.M. Obviously they meant spam, but what if it was an acronym?

So, what should S.P.A.M. stand for?

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  1. 6 Responses to “Interesting Acronym”

  2. By Katie on Sep 20, 2004

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    I’d heard “self-propelled advertising mail” before. Thinking about it, though, I like “stupid piece of @$$ munch” better. Or “someone’s pathetic attempt at mail,” or “sometimes porn, always meaningless,” or “scams, prescriptions and marketing,” or “$#!+ posing as mail.” More as my brain continues to work at it.

  3. By Daniel on Sep 20, 2004

    Oooooooooh. “$#!+ posing as mail” has a lovely ring.

  4. By Katie on Sep 21, 2004

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    Sent by perverts and morons
    Someone’s probably after money
    Spelling/punctuation all massacred
    Stops people answering mail
    Spy program/attachment mover

  5. By Kizi on Sep 21, 2004

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    I took this to school, and me and my friends came up with:

    Silly, Pointless Annoying Mail

    Strange People Answer Mailscams (We had a little debate on whether mailscam was one word.)

    More tommrow!

  6. By Kelson on Sep 21, 2004

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    We came up with a few more in the car this morning, but all I can remember is “Send Payment to African Mafia.”

  7. By Wings on Oct 21, 2005

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    *rolls eyes* I thought it was always an acronym. Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages, Right?

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