Milt Epstein said the following on 22/10/02 16:54:
I refer you to the NANAE FAQ entry on viruses, specifically this text:Anyway, if you're talking about theoretical/technical distinctions, perhaps it is virus-related. But there are different definitions of what spam is, and I'm sure it fits some of them.I didn't really want to get into a discussion of whether it's a virus or spam. The thing is, on a practical/functional level, and as it appears to the person receiving the mail, it looks like spam and can be dealt with as if it were spam. It doesn't really matter how it originated.
o Email-borne viruses have little in common with other forms of spam. The objectives are different, the method of sending is different, and the ways to counter them are all different.
Please see http://www.spamfaq.net/terminology.shtml#virus and the spamassassin FAQ, which also has an entry on viruses.
Matt.
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