Yes, DDoS attacks are spam over the http protocol. Spam is spam over the imap protocol. Overwhelming a server with too many download requests, is not spam but i

Yes, DDoS attacks are spam over the http protocol. Spam is spam over the imap protocol. Overwhelming a server with too many download requests, is not spam but it has the same effect. Calling the police every ten minutes because the door sounds like someone tries to break in, is spam.