On 7 Aug 00 at 12:53, arachne-digest wrote:
> From: Eko Priono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The most annoying part is that some of that spams including
> an US law cited as legalize spamming. Guess these idiots
> mistakenly assuming that the whole planet Earth is under US
> colonization <g>. Ironically, these "legal" footnotes stated
> that spamming is allowed as long as a removal address is
> provided, but they provide an US 1-800 phone number instead
> of internet address. Hey, calling US's 1-800 is *not* free
> from the rest of the world!
In fact, although Congress has considered antispam legislation from time
to time, no such law has ever been passed. Any statement that the email
complies with US law is a flat-out lie.
Some states--Washington, Virginia, and California--do have some antispam
legislation. California allows ISP's which receive spam to attempt to
collect a fee from the spammer. Washington allows an individual whose
email address is registered in a statewide database of state residents to
sue the spammer. (I think that's on hold right now pending a court
challenge.) Don't know what Virginia's policy is.
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