(SPam over IP Telephony) Unsolicited advertising appearing in a VoIP voice mailbox. Let us pray we do not have to listen to a myriad of SPIT like we have to wade through spam, or "spit" just might be the most appropriately named acronym yet! See spitter, SPIM, VoIP and spam.
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