Daniel Feenberg <feenberg(_at_)nber(_dot_)org> wrote:
I had a further thought. Defining spam only as unwanted mail will be
a problem for anti-spam activities operating spam traps. By
definition the mail received in a spam trap is "wanted" - the
purpose of the trap is to learn about the sources of unsolicited
commercial email, and incoming mail helps it achieve that purpose.
No, it isn't. I don't want any mail to be sent to
<randomgarbage(_at_)mydomain>. It gets sent there despite my wishes, so
I'm forced to take the effort to blackhole the senders. I'd be
happier if no such mail were ever sent.
In any case, somebody else claiming that _I_ want something would be
invited to demonstrate to a court just how well his telepathy works.
But I agree with using "unsolicited" as the key characteristic.
Solicitation is based on externally-overservable actions.
Seth
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