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SPAM OVER INTERNET TELEPHONY [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Spam over Internet telephony(SPIT) is a combination of telemarketing and spam.... These SPIT messages are far more intrusive than spam, and can be megabytes in size eating up your capacity. VoIP [voice over Internet Protocol] is a quick, cheap and easy way to generate and distribute huge volumes of voice spam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Le pourriel par téléphonie Internet (SPIT) est une combinaison de télémarketing et de pourriel. [...] Les messages SPIT sont beaucoup plus intrusifs que le pourriel ordinaire et ils peuvent avoir une taille de plusieurs mégaoctets grugeant votre capacité. La VoIP [voix sur protocole Internet] constitue une façon rapide, économique et facile de produire et de distribuer d'énormes volumes de pourriel vocal.

OBS

SPIT : acronyme emprunté de l'anglais.

Spanish

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