Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 11:25:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org> To: Eddie Fry <eddie@eaznet.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: spam mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970616111520.27601B-100000@ns2.harborcom.net> In-Reply-To: <33A35515.402B@eaznet.com>
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This is referring to the so-called junk-fax law. You can read it online at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/227.shtml AFAIK, a court has never established that this can be applied to e-mail. Some theorize that it can be applied since computers are capable of performing the functions of a fax machine. IMHO a court would not side with that interpretation. Many people are proposing to amend that law to specifically address SPAM, though. Check out http://www.cauce.org pbd -- You can make it illegal, but you can't make it unpopular. On Sat, 14 Jun 1997, Eddie Fry wrote: > I just saw a .signature on the internet that may be usefull in stopping > spam mail. Here it is. Do you think this would stand up in small > claims court??? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Sec. 227, > any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to this address is > subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of $500 US. > E-mailing denotes acceptance of these terms. > ------------------------------------------------------------------
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