Spam and Spim

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Spam-junk e-mail. Un-solicited e-mail.

Spam accounts for more than half of the e-mail sent worldwide by some estimates. The unsolicited come-ons range from discounts on medication to get rich scams. The most recent fraud uses the tsunami disaster relief as bait. What do we do with Spam? Ignore it, don't open it or respond to it.   isafe.org The iSafe Times may 2005 Issue 26

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Spim- unsolicited commercial messages sent via an instant messaging system.

 Most spim is generated by using "bots", according to IM providers and industry watchers. These automated programs simulate IM users and send Spam messages to a pre-determined set of screen names, which are generated randomly or harvested off the Internet.   Jennifer Saranow, "Angry Over Spam? Get Set for Spim," The Wall Street Journal, December 31, 2003