usenet death penalty

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

  Usenet Death Penalty
  
  
     [Usenet] A sanction against sites that habitually spew Usenet spam.
     This can be either passive or active. A passive UDP refers to the
     dropping of all postings by a particular domain so as to inhibit
     propagation. An active UDP refers to third-party cancellation of all
     postings by the UDPed domain. A partial UDP is one which applies only
     to certain newsgroups or hierarchies in Usenet. Compare Internet Death Penalty
     , with which this term is sometimes confused.