End of ADS-L Digest - 10 Sep 1995 to 11 Sep 1995

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There are 24 messages totalling 856 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. Internet Term Stumper (fwd) (6)

 2. Pronounciation of ...

 3. spam: can't help it

 4. Pronounciation of Oxymoron -Reply (2)

 5. nuclear (2)

 6. sugar and spice

 7. pronunciation of oxymoron, jewelry, etc.

 8. FOR English Only (5)

 9. contempt vs. content (2)

 10. English Only

 11. please send info (2)



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Date:  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 21:45:58 -0700

From:  Sylvia Swift <madonna[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VIOLET.BERKELEY.EDU>

Subject: Re: Internet Term Stumper (fwd)



On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, Daniel S Goodman forwarded:



> I hope I don't get spammed for this, but does anyone know how the

> term 'spamming' got coined for mass e-mailing?



i read that it's from the metaphor of spam (yes, the trademarked pork

product) hitting a fan, and the resulting havoc. i don't have a copy at

home, but i think it's mentioned in _internet for dummies_.



sylvia swift

madonna[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]violet.berkeley.edu