[Avodah] Is spam kosher?

[Ben Waxman]

>
> From Rbn TK:
>
>On what grounds would it be ossur?  What if I send something that I
>personally find interesting to fifteen people, and several of them 
>consider it a
>waste of time while the others enjoy it -- on what grounds would 
>that be assur  to
>do, or might it only become a question in your mind if my cc list had  fifty
>people instead of fifteen?

Without getting into the question of issur or muttar, the example 
that you give above is NOT spam in any sense what so ever. See 
http://www.spamhaus.org/definition.html. The people in your address 
book presumably want, appreciate, or at least permit you to send them 
material. Therefore it is not spam.

I will note that since ISPs forbid sending spam, anyone doing so is 
abusing his contract.

Ben