Bandwidth hugger
Someone who fights spam. So called because he won't yield any system capacity (bandwidth) to junk e-mail.
Black hole
An e-mail account that automatically deletes everything that goes into it.
Chicken-boner
A spammer. While he sees himself as a cyber entrepreneur, he is really just a beer-drinking, chicken-bone-chewing lowlife.
Ham
Good e-mail. Not spam.
Hat color
Think John Wayne. Describes a company's position toward spam. White hats are the good guys; black hats are spammers. See chicken-boner.
Honeypot
An e-mail server intended to attract and trap spammers.
Mainsleaze
When a legitimate company goes over to the Dark Side and starts spamming.
Morph
The technique spammers use when they alter the header of an e-mail to avoid anti-spam software.
Murk
A fake disclaimer at the end of a spam e-mail assuring the reader that the message complies with a bill introduced by former Alaska Sen. (now Gov.) Frank Murkowski regulating spam. The bill never passed.
Pink
Anything spam related, as in "That subject header looks a little pink."
Quarantine
To isolate suspect e-mails.
Spambot
A robot used to collect e-mail addresses.
Spamhaus
A site devoted to sending out spam. A locus of evil in the modern world.
Spamhandling
Begging via spam.
Spim
Spam via instant message.
Teergrube
German for "tar pit." A server specifically designed to slow down spammers. See honeypot.
Trojan horse
A virus or other malicious program, often concealed in spam and designed to go undetected by security systems.
Zombie
A computer that has been hacked to send spam to other computers.
