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Can Spam be canned by the U.S?
Come New Years Day there will be no question about what is SPAM and what is not, at least that's the plan. There is still many arguments over what type of e-mails should be considered SPAM, in the case of the U.S government, they'll just have to wait and see whether or not they're the ones to get it right.
[blockquote]Linford and many other antispam activists consider all unsolicited bulk e-mail spam, regardless of its origin or content. The DMA says the label should only apply to deceptive or fraudulent bulk e-mail.
Though the CAN-SPAM Act does prohibit certain notorious spamming tactics such as spoofing addresses, faking subject lines and ignoring recipients' opt-out requests, it doesn't ban unsolicited commercial e-mail outright.
The federal law also overrides major provisions of state antispam laws, including a California law that would have prohibited unsolicited commercial e-mail.
The Direct Marketing Association, which strongly opposed the California law, said in a statement that CAN-SPAM "effectively creates a national standard that clearly distinguishes legitimate commercial e-mail from unlawful spam."
Critics of the law rejected that interpretation.
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[link=http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,61679,00.html]The full report[/link]
[blockquote]Linford and many other antispam activists consider all unsolicited bulk e-mail spam, regardless of its origin or content. The DMA says the label should only apply to deceptive or fraudulent bulk e-mail.
Though the CAN-SPAM Act does prohibit certain notorious spamming tactics such as spoofing addresses, faking subject lines and ignoring recipients' opt-out requests, it doesn't ban unsolicited commercial e-mail outright.
The federal law also overrides major provisions of state antispam laws, including a California law that would have prohibited unsolicited commercial e-mail.
The Direct Marketing Association, which strongly opposed the California law, said in a statement that CAN-SPAM "effectively creates a national standard that clearly distinguishes legitimate commercial e-mail from unlawful spam."
Critics of the law rejected that interpretation.
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[link=http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,61679,00.html]The full report[/link]
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