Date:  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 09:29:37 EDT

From:  Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV maintainer

     <owner-LISTSERV[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>

Subject: Re: Internet Term Stumper (fwd)



I can't find a citation for this (I thought it was in "The New

Hacker's Dictionary," but all that says is "from the MUD

community"), but I think "spam" in its net sense derives from

the Monty Python skit about spam, spam, eggs, and spam, probably

via science fiction fandom.



Vicki Rosenzweig

vr%acmcr.uucp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]murphy.com

New York, NY