What's in a name? - "spam" / "not spam"

[Mariano Absatz]

El 30 Jun 2004 a las 11:00, Mike Brudenell escribió:

> But choosing words that satisfy this whilst still being clear to users is
> proving trickier than I'd at first thought.  Possibilities I've toyed with
> so far are:
> 
>     spam                not spam
>     ----                --------
>     *spam*              not spam        (wildcards + problems if *s omitted)
>     spammy              not spam        (too colloquial?)
>     probable spam       not spam        (doesn't fit high-scoring spam well)
>     spam                genuine         (implies approval of leak-thru spam)
>     spam                legitimate      (ditto)
>     spam                pukka           (do most staff/students know pukka?)
> 

I use 'ham', but 'legit' seems more professional...


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Mariano Absatz
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