What is SPAM

Spam is usually an undesired message, which is sent in bulk numbers.

It is quite often referred to as Unsolicited Bulk Email, due to the fact that the two most common conditions for email to be considered Spam are:

·        Unsolicited messages ( with no upfront receiver consent )

·        Sent in Bulk, as a part of a larger volume of identical or similar messages

Other common reasons for identifying Spam practices are:

·        The sender email, domain and routing information are incorrect

·        The email subject is deceiving

·        There is no unsubscribe option

Based on the widely accepted Internet Service Providers Acceptable Use Policies, Spam is when:

“Posting five (5) or more messages similar in content to Usenet or other newsgroups, listservs, forums, e-mail mailing lists or other similar groups or lists;”

and/or

“Posting to any Usenet or other newsgroups, listservs, forums, e-mailing lists or other similar groups or lists articles which are off-topic”

and/or

“Sending unsolicited e-mailings (including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational announcements) to more than five (5) e-mail addresses within a forty-eight (48) hour period, if such unsolicited e-mailings could reasonably be expected to or do in fact provoke complaints;”

Spam is a subject of varying national legislative regulations.