junk e-mail

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junk e-mail - unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)

electronic mail, email, e-mail - (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in; "you cannot send packages by electronic mail"

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0 even helps users sort through the junk e-mail box to find the "wanted mail," if there is any.

QUALCOMM releases Eudora 6.0 by EDP Weekly's IT Monitor

Junk e-mails have become one of the most stressful aspects of working life in the UK, but many people are unwittingly making things worse by replying to the so-called "spam" messages, according to a new report.

Spam overload by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

JUNK e-mails have become one of the most stressful aspects of working life in the UK, but many people are unwittingly making things worse by replying to the so-called ``spam'' messages, according to a new report today.

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