----- Original Message ----- From: "LuKreme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| and wondering if this is another "This message is compliant with house | bill <some#>" BS or if it is serious. can spam (nutshell) 1. sender must be authorized to use the server to send mail 2. the subject of the message must not be misleading with respect to the content 3. sender must not attempt to forge (for lack of a better term) the origination of the message for the purpose of sending the email <excerpt from the Bill - Link to the actual bill below> (a) OFFENSE- (1) IN GENERAL- Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: `Sec. 1037. Fraud and related activity in connection with electronic mail `(a) IN GENERAL- Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly-- `(1) accesses a protected computer without authorization, and intentionally initiates the transmission of multiple commercial electronic mail messages from or through such computer, `(2) uses a protected computer to relay or retransmit multiple commercial electronic mail messages, with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients, or any Internet access service, as to the origin of such messages, `(3) materially falsifies header information in multiple commercial electronic mail messages and intentionally initiates the transmission of such messages, `(4) registers, using information that materially falsifies the identity of the actual registrant, for five or more electronic mail accounts or online user accounts or two or more domain names, and intentionally initiates the transmission of multiple commercial electronic mail messages from any combination of such accounts or domain names, or `(5) falsely represents oneself to be the registrant or the legitimate successor in interest to the registrant of 5 or more Internet Protocol addresses, and intentionally initiates the transmission of multiple commercial electronic mail messages from such addresses, or conspires to do so, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b). <end of excerpt> Full Can Spam here: http://www.spamlaws.com/federal/108s877.html What you provided does not seem to be an abuse of Can Spam, but that is not to say it isn't Spam to someone :) Regards Greg
