On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:02:40 -0700, "John R. Carroll"
<jcarroll@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Current Spam thresholds and guidelines.
>
>This article is intended to describe the current consensus spam
thresholds
>and ensure that the definitions of these terms are available and
consistent.
>It is believed that most, if not all, spam cancellers use these terms and
>definitions in their work; however, many other people use the terms
>inappropriately, which leads to confusion in discussions. This is an
>informal FAQ aimed at clarity and understanding, not anal-retentive
>correctness.
>
>Excessive Multi-Posting (EMP) has the same meaning as the term "spam"
>usually carries, but it is more accurate and self-explanatory. EMP
means,
>essentially, "too many separate copies of a substantively identical
>article."
>
>"Substantively identical" means that the material in each article is
>sufficiently similar to construe the same message. The signature is
>included in the determination. These are examples of substantively
>identical articles:
>
> - byte-for-byte identical messages
> - otherwise identical postings minimally customized for
> each group it appears in.
> - advertising the same service.
> - articles that consist solely of the same signature
> - articles which consist of inclusions of other user's
> postings, but are otherwise identical.
I don't suppose (pretty low) banquer would do this.
--
Cliff
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