Information boom (spam), what is it like?

Network development have caused the information overload to become the main problem for users. That is why the network community has developed special rules aimed at user security from unnecessary/ not requested information (spam). Particularly, the following is not tolerated:

1. Messages mass delivery via e-mail and other means of information personal exchange (including instant messages delivery service, such as SMS, IRC etc), other than recipients initiative, expressed clearly and unambiguously.

The e-mail address or other system of information personal exchange open publication may not servive as the basis for e-mail address inclusion to any messages mass distribution list. The inclusion of address, received via any mean (through web -form, subscription robot etc), to the addresses list, through which any distribution is conducted, is allowed in case of appropriate subscription confirmation technical procedure presence, which guarantees that the address will be included to address list only on address owner confirmation, only. The subscription confirmation procedure should exclude the possibility of address inclusion to any mail distribution list (single or regular) on the third parties initiative (i.e. parties not being the owners of the aforementioned address).

Any subscriber should have the possibility to leave mailing list immediately without any difficulty if he (she) has such wish. Though, the presence of the possibility to leave the mailing list itself, may not not serve as a discharge for address inclusion to the list without address owner will. 2. Electronic letters and other messages sending, containing large attachments and/or having a substantial volume, without e-mail owner previous approval.

3. Distribution (other than user direct initiative):
— e-mails and other messages (including but not limited to single ones), having advertising, commercial and agitation character;
— letters and messages, containing rude and insulting expressions and offers.
— Delivery of messages asking to transfer the received message to other allowed users (chain letters).
— Usage of impersonal ("character") addressed other than on their direct destination, set by address owner and/or in accordance with standards.

4. Placement of the messages not corresponding with the topic of conducted discussion at any electronic conference (off-topic). Teleconferences, Usenet (news group) and other conferences, forums and mailing lists are hereinafter referred as conference.

5. Placement of the messages, having advertising, commercial or agitation character at any conference, except the cases when such messages are allowed by the rules of the aforementioned conference or its' placement has been agreed with such conference owners or administrators beforehand.

6. Placement of the articles containing attachments, except the cases when attachments are clearly allowed by such conference rules, or their placements has been agreed with conference owner or administrators beforehand.

7. Information deliver to the users who have expressed their reluctance to receive the aforementioned information, information of the said category or information from the aforementioned sender.

8. The usage of own or provided resources (mail boxes, e-mail addresses, web pages etc.) as contacts when doing one of the actions described above, not depending from which network point such actions have been conducted.

9. Conducting the following activities on spam support service (spam support service):
— task-oriented scanning of informational resources content in order to collect e-mail addresses and other message delivery services;
— software distribution for spam delivery support;
— creation, verification, support or distribution of e-mail addresses data bases and other messages delivery services (excluding the cases when the aforementioned addresses owners, included in such data base, have clearly expressed their agreement to include their address to some specific data base; the address open publication can not be treated as such agreement).