Understanding Spam and Its Definition: Case and Standard Analysis
Spam is a common problem faced by Internet users. Its impact is not limited to individual users, but also has a wide-ranging negative impact on online communication. Globally, although the definition of spam is not completely unified, its core characteristics remain basically the same.
According to multiple sources, spam often includes the following key elements:
- Sent without user consent: This type of email is advertising and promotional content sent without the recipient’s explicit consent.
- Multiple sending nature: Spam emails are usually sent to a large number of users at the same time, causing interference to normal network communications.
- Contains false or malicious content: These messages may contain disguised sender information and other misleading content to hide the true origin of the message.
On November 1, 2002, the Internet Society of China, 263 Network Group and Sina jointly launched an anti-spam coordination group in Beijing. This group is participated by more than 20 domestic email service providers for the first time, aiming to concentrate efforts on dealing with spam-related issues.
In the “Internet Society of China Anti-Spam Specifications”, spam is specifically defined as the following types of emails:
- Unsolicited advertising or promotional emails: including various forms of electronic publications and promotional videos that the recipient has not requested or agreed to receive in advance.
- Unblockable Message: Message that the recipient failed to effectively reject.
- Hide sender identity: The sender’s identity and address, email title and other information are deliberately hidden in the email.
- False information: Emails may contain false information source, sender, routing and other data.
Through the clarification of the above regulations, users can better identify and report spam, and effectively protect their network environment from interference.