> The Washington state law is effectively a national U.S. law. It's > impossible to tell from an E-mail address what state a user is in, so if > you send even 1 E-mail, it may be subject to the Washingon state law. So > if Congress enacted an identical bill, there would be very little > difference from what you see today.
And in light of the new way Spammers are using cookies (http://news.com.com/2100-1023-875992.html) we are looking at an amendment to the law based on privacy concerns. We are drafting a letter to the state AG and WUTC very soon to address these new concerns. Attach a cookie to an HTML email, go to jail (I still prefer the death penalty for Spam...). Sheldon Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner http://www.tenforward.com Ten Forward Communications 360-457-9023 Nationwide access with neighborhood support! "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
