Well, spam is already legal.
Personally, I have nothing against the legitimacy of spam. I don't like
it,
but I do believe that it should be legal. If they want to outlaw
telemarketing and junk mail, then they can outlaw spam. Besides, because
of
the nature of the Internet, if you outlaw spam, then the same person could
send it from a locale where spamming IS legal. It's impossible to
eradicate
spam through legislation.
Regards,
Kurt Weber
kurt(_at_)rowsw(_dot_)com
ROW Software and Web Design
http://www.rowsw.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Moore" <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>
To: "Lillian Komlossy" <Lillian(_at_)dmnews(_dot_)com>
Cc: <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: fyi.. House Committee Passes Bill Limiting Spam E-Mail
yeah, the bill contains language like
"Unsolicited commercial electronic mail can be an important mechanism
through which businesses advertise and attract customers in the online
environment."
this bill isn't designed to limit spam; it's designed to make it legal.
criminals.
Keith