To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

IN THE OLD DAYS, READING E-MAIL was fun; in fact, awakening to an empty mailbox was something of a disappointment. Now, when cubicle workers log on in the morning, their mailboxes are likely to be ...