>> Excuse my ignorance, but this talk of UCE banner's grabbed my
>>curiosity. Just what is a UCE banner? does it mean 'Unsolicited Commercial
>>Email'?
>> Does adding this NO UCE banner prevent the (correctly formatted)
>>spam sender's mail coming into the server? If this is the case, it would
>>seem a very useful modification to make.
>
>Some states have begun to pass Spam laws. The general concept is that if
>a SMTP server says spam is not welcome, then a spammer is not allowed to
>send any to it. So if you put No UCE (unsolicited commercial email) or No
>UBE (unsolicited bulk email), in the SMTP server's welcome banner, then
>spammers are supposed to pick that up, and know that they can't send you
>spam.
>
>Unfortuantly, these laws are along the same idea as telemarketer laws. If
>you tell them they are not welcome, they are SUPPOSED to pay attention.
>But souless slimeballs really don't care much about the law, and will
>ignore the banner if it is there or not.
>
>BUT... the laws also take this into account. If you made an honest
>attempt to notify them (ie, put the NO UCE in the banner), then you are
>usually allowed to seek "damages" when they ignore it. Those can amount
>to several hundred dollars PER EMAIL depending on the state and the law.
>Chances are REAL good that you will never collect these fines, but it can
>be fun to get the summary judgement against the spammer, and then send
>the judgement to a collection agency and let them hassle a company for a
>while (saying they can even FIND the spammer). Also, if they fail to show
>up for court, or ignore court ordered fines long enough, they may find
>themselves with an arrest warrent issued. So it will then only be a
>matter of time before they are passing back thru the state, and get
>pulled over for speeding or similar, and wind up in jail because they
>spammed you.
>
>Its a long shot, but the concept that it COULD happen sure makes me feel
>a little better when my server gets flooded with unwanted junk email.
>
>-chris
>
><http://www.mythtech.net>
>
Hi Chris,
Many thanks for that explanation. My guess was correct it seems.
Unfortunately, all the laws are useless to those outside the US in this
case, but at least it's a start, because at the moment, that's where the
majority of spam emanates from. I can only hope it spreads across the globe.
Bye for now, Terry Allen
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