Re: [Asrg] Stamps

[Jim Youll <jim@media.mit.edu>]

At 10:30 -0500 3/7/03, David Jameson wrote:
> I don't recall mentioning snail mail and in the context of this 
> group, I think it's reasonable to assume that 'spam' means 
> electronic junk mail.
>
> In fact, I don't believe I've ever heard junk mail that comes by 
> snail referred to as spam.

Is it necessary to be so pedantic?

I understood that Jameson was drawing an analogy. You may not agree 
that it's a valid one, but please. I've actually heard people use 
that terminology with junk paper mail. I don't, and it's not common, 
but that's hardly the issue.




> Sigh,
> D
>
> At 10:11 AM 3/7/2003, you wrote:
>
> >  > Spam exists because there is an (almost zero) fixed cost associated with
> > >  sending it out.
> > false.  snail mail spam exists despite having significant costs associated
> > with sending it.
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