You know folks I have been following this discussion somewhat haphazardly I must admit. Many of the things I have seen within the discussion doesn't take something into consideration.
1) This is an election year. As such there are a lot of bills seen in both the house and senate that have no corresponding bill in the other side. If a bill is going thru the house but it has no counterpart in the senate then it is usually just election fluff. I have seen no corresponding bill to this on the senate side. Now this is not saying that it won't move on to the senate possibly, but it does say that it is unlikely. Even if it does move to the senate side you can be sure that it won't move as a requirement to store email for 90 days since it just costs too much. Below is a quote directly from the Internet Industry Associations reports on this bill: No indication of whether it stands a chance for passage this year, but a new bill from Texas Republican Lamar Smith would make it easier for ISPs to report data about subscribers who commit cybercrimes without facing lawsuits over privacy. HR 3482, the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001 would for the first time allow ISPs to report threats that are not immediate or life-threatening. The bill would also change the sentencing guidelines for cybercrimes so that the intention of the perpetrator can be considered in addition to the dollar cost of the damages that occur. The bill would also establish an Office of Science and Technology within the US Department of Justice. Hopefully this puts a few of the concerns and issues to rest.... Steve Stephan R. May, Sr. ~ Owner/Operator ~ InKeeper Co. www.inkeeper.net ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ ICQ#291324 Proud Member and Technology Advisor Internet Industry Association ~ www.usiia.org Shared Pain is Lessened, Shared Joy Increased > exactly > > Drew Weaver wrote: > > > Hmm, if they're gonna control how we store it whats to say they wont just > > regulate the whole thing. > > > > -Drew > > > > > > Personaly, I see this as a good way to get the government to pay for a bunch > > of new equipment! :) > > > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > They DON'T care how much it costs the taxpayers because (up to this > > > point) > > the > > > taxpayers are exceedingly willing to foot the bill. > > > > > > Lew > > > > > > > > > Jason Newland wrote: > > > > > > > yeah, but if you read the amendments that have been attached to the > > bill, > > > > they state that the government will compensate for expenses incurred > > > > by conformity to the bill. > > > > > > > > I don't think they realize how much money this will cost the > > > > taxpayer. > > > > > > > > jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > "ISPs would face penalties for not storing customer electronic > > records, > > > > > including e-mail, for at least 90 days. The bill now moves to the > > House > > > > > floor for a full vote, although no date has been scheduled." > > > > > > > > > > http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_1080171,00.html > > > > > > > > > > And who is going to pay for the servers needed to store email for > > > > > 90 > > days? > > > > > Can you say terabytes? I don't think so Vern! > > > > > > > > > > And do we have to store Spam and Viruses too? > > > > > > > > > > Sheldon 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/
