internet death penalty

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internet death penalty - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  Internet Death Penalty
  
  
     [Usenet] (often abbreviated IDP) The ultimate sanction against
     spam-emitting sites -- complete shunning at the router level of all
     mail and packets, as well as Usenet messages, from the offending
     domain(s). Compare Usenet Death Penalty, with which it is sometimes
     confused.