spam n. Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail. tr.v. spammed, spam·ming, spams To send unsolicited e-mail to. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups. <A HREF="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=spam" target="_new">http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=spam</A> BTW, "encoompass" and "potentional" are not words. Don't forget, you write the rule book you are referring to. Making it clearer and unambiguous is not an unreasonable request from your customers. JMO. AK