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Originally Posted by Havokmon
I've never heard 'UBE' before. Did you just add that  Just kidding 
'Bulk Mail' is the name used by the USPS. Sure, some of it is marketing crap, but Magazines also fall under the definition.
I think, from the legitimate senders perspective, there really isn't a known term other than 'Bulk Mail'. Solicited Commercial Email? I suppose that's technically correct, but I've never heard that either. I doubt a marketing maven who just wants to reach their existing customers isn't going to know it by anything other than 'Bulk Mail'.. |
The "Bulk Mail" term used by the USPS, is "paid spam". The companies resorting to Bulk Mail usually buy mailing lists from specialized companies and use them to mail magazines, advertizements and other solicitations. But because they pay for it, people are more forgiving. Bulk email is free and therefore overused and as such more annoying.
Personally, in my book - any "Bulk Mail" by definition includes unsolicited emails and is SPAM!