On 1Thu, 7 Dec 1995 14:22:41 -0800, Robert Kapela wrote: >Dear Winship, > >This was not a spam. I have only sent this message to some people who >are active list owners/administers and might benefit and be interested >in my offer. The usual definition is an unsolicited promotional message (it doesn't have to be commercial) sent to a number of people who do not share a narrowly focused interest. If you only sent your message to list owners, whether it's spam or not is arguable. However, in my professional opinion, promoting a list hosting service to those who already own active lists is somewhat akin to trying to sell iceboxes to Eskimos. On that ground, your message was a waste of bandwidth--a rationale for objecting to spam in general. /s Murphy A. Sewall <[log in to unmask]> (860) 486-2489 voice Professor of Marketing (860) 456-7725 fax http://mktg.sba.uconn.edu/MKT/Faculty/Sewall.html