Spam

Spam is commonly defined as unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messaging (UCE / UBE). &nbsp;This is most widely known for email, but first came to wide attention in a usenet context. &nbsp;Spam has now diverged to cover new and emerging communication technologies, including IM and VOIP. &nbsp; Spam was once "for a cause", or unsolicited marketing messages. &nbsp;Now, several scams that existed for years on post, fax and other communication mediums have moved online, and have begun to leverage the wide reach and cheap costs of spam.<br><br>OECD taskforce report on spam - http://www.oecd-antispam.org<br><br>OECD background paper - Spam Problems in Developing Economies : This discusses spam issues in the context of developing economies, but the same issues are relevant around the world. &nbsp;http://<font size="-1"><span class="a">www.<b>oecd</b>.org/data<b>oecd</b>/5/47/34935342.pdf<br><br>CAUCE (http://www.cauce.org) - The world's largest volunteer antispam organization<br><br>CAUCE Asia Pacific - http://www.apcauce.org&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br></span></font>