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Re:Tell HN: After 10 years of experiments, custom username e... by denton-scratch on Monday August 15, 2022 @01:28PM (#32472615)
> just for the sin of purchasing something

Ah: prior commercial relationship. That's not spam, unless they ignore your unsubscribe request.

I hope you're not notifying the world that your preferred supplier of [X] is a spammer. I like to stay on good terms with my preferred suppliers.

Re:Tell HN: After 10 years of experiments, custom username e... by aendruk on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:08PM (#32473189)
illegal spam ⊆ spam

If I didn’t ask for it, it’s spam, regardless of whatever holes the US has punched in its definition to keep business owners happy.