Die Bezeichnung „Spam“ für
elektronische Massennachrichten leitet sich aus einem Sketch der
englischen Comedygruppe „Monty-Python“ ab, in dem fast
einhundertmal das Wort „Spam“ ausgesprochen wird. Ursprünglich ist
es ein Markenname für ein englisches Dosenfleischprodukt (s.
Bild).
Spam ist die virtuelle Plage der
Neuzeit, aber bei genauer Betrachtung enthalten manche Spammails
erstaunliches:
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