[thechat] Senators Introduce Junk E-Mail Bill
Madhu Menon
webguru at vsnl.net
Fri Apr 11 00:37:46 CDT 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4640-2003Apr10.html
From the "tech-savvy legislators? who wud have thunk?" department:
<quote>
Two U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday seeking to cut down on
"spam," the unwanted junk e-mail that by some estimates accounts for 40
percent of e-mail traffic worldwide.
The bill, sponsored by Montana Republican Sen. Conrad Burns and Oregon
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, takes aim at a popular spam tactic by requiring
Internet marketers to provide legitimate return addresses on their messages.
</quote>
Unfortunately, they're still harping on about "opt-out" when they should
make "opt-in" mandatory.
Madhu
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