See the following article:
http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5110622.html
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"Congress has reached an agreement on antispam legislation and could
vote on it as early as Friday afternoon, a move that would end more than
six years of failed attempts to enact a federal law restricting
unsolicited commercial e-mail."
"The broad outline of the legislation, however, shows that it is a
modest compromise and not as far-reaching as some antispam advocates had
urged. It establishes a "do not spam" registry to be run by the Federal
Trade Commission, makes it a crime punishable by up to five years in
prison to send fraudulent spam, and imposes an "opt out" standard
instead of a more stringent "opt in" requirement. Unsolicited bulk
e-mail from nonprofit groups, politicians, and charities would not be
regulated.
Still unclear is whether the bill would pre-empt more restrictive state
laws such as one enacted in September by California. That law
establishes an opt-in standard and is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1."
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