On Sun, 21 Mar 2004, LuKreme wrote: > wondering if this is another "This message is compliant with house > bill <some#>" BS or if it is serious.
There really is a CAN-SPAM (note capitalization, it's an acronym) Act, and it really does require that certain statements be made in the body of the email. It *doesn't* require that the Act itself be mentioned by name. To do so is sort of like putting a bumper sticker on your car giving the number of the state law that requires you to have a drivers license; meaningless unless you actually have the license. The statement "This commercial message is ... <postal address>" plus the inclusion of an "Internet-based" opt-out mechanism, are what make the message compliant (assuming that opting out actually works). If you have given "affirmative consent" to the sender then the "commercial message" part can be left out, but the postal address and opt-out mechanism still have to be there.
