Etymology

pink contract

Today it means: An agreement between a spammer and their ISP, where the spammer pays additional charges in order to be exempted from the provider's terms of service, which would otherwise prohibit spamming. Full definition →

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The story

In reference to the colour of SPAM (the meat product).

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