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What's all this about opt-in and opt-out?
Why am I getting all these e-mails from people I don't know?
Why is it called SPAM, anyway?
What exactly is spam?
Should I follow the instructions to remove my name from the mailing list?
Why shouldn't I just delete it? How about bouncing it?
How do I report spam? Who should I complain to?
What services are available to help me fight spam?
How do I determine the correct abuse address to send my complaint?
How do spammers get my email address?

Why is it called SPAM, anyway?

Believe it or not, it's from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch. Spam e-mail drowns out e-mail conversations just as the men shouting SPAM SPAM SPAMMITY SPAM! drowned out the conversations around them in that scene.

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