Usenet Abuse FAQs

Of course, the term "spam" originated not on email, but on the Usenet newsgroups. There, "spam" means an article (usually an advert) posted to multiple off-topic newsgroups. (Actually, "spam" was originally lots of separate but identical articles, and "velveeta" was the an article cross-posted to lots of inappropriate newsgroups.) Spam in Usenet is defined by something called the Breidbart Index.

For more information about Usenet spam, you could do worse than consult some of the articles below...

• Advertising on Usenet
• alt.spam FAQ
• Cancel Message FAQ
• Current Usenet Spam Thresholds
• Newsgroup Care Cancel Cookbook
• NoCEM
• The Net Abuse FAQ

If you know of any other good usenet abuse FAQs, please mail me at faqmaster@spamfaq.net.