[Mimedefang] spam now a registered trademark for downloadable software by Hormel

Kelson kelson at speed.net
Wed May 25 13:05:54 EDT 2005


Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
>> Where did DECnet pick up the term?
> From Monty Python's Spamalot/SpamSPAMspamSpam & Eggs.

...which brings us back to "spam" having its origins in negative 
commentary on "SPAM."

Or at least negative commentary on an *excess* of SPAM.

-- 
Kelson Vibber
SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>



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