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mainsleaze
2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
n. 1. Spam emitted by a reputable, mainstream company (as opposed to
fly-by-night Viagra oeddlers and the like). Sometime this happens in honest
ignorance, but the reputation danage can take years to live down. 2.
Occasionally used for a big-time spammer, with its own fat pipe , their own
mailservers, and a pink contract. Almost impossible to get shut down.