Virginia Anti-Spam Law; FTC Forum on Spam 186
kiwimate writes "According to this press release, the state of Virginia has just passed a statute making 'the worst, most egregious and fraudulent kinds of spam' legally actionable. And yes, this includes header forging. The article reads like a big AOL PR piece in some places -- the VA governor led the signing at the AOL HQ in Dulles. The story also states this comes on the eve of the first-ever FTC forum on spam in Washington D.C." The FTC also made the insightful discovery that most spam is fraudulent in some fashion.
Sic Semper Tyrannis (Score:4, Funny)
Suitable Remedy (Score:2, Funny)
Is their sample size really valid? (Score:5, Funny)
OK, so were they planning to sample more than 3 typical e-mail accounts worth of daily spam?
AOL HQ (Score:2, Funny)
Isn't that one of the seven signs, or something?
Or
Re:Going after header forgers? (Score:4, Funny)
I don't know how you track them down personally but when you find out let me know and I can take care of the punishment part.
how to stop AOL cds (Score:3, Funny)
2. Either send the original package, or the package in a sandwich bag back by writing "Unsolicited, return to sender!" on it and placing it back in the mailbox.
I haven't recieved a CD in several months, down from once a week or so.
fraudulant?!?!?! (Score:5, Funny)
Most Spam is Fraudulent? (Score:3, Funny)
Tasty! (Score:2, Funny)
"And after a while, you can work on points for style.
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile." Rodger Waters
Re:Where do I turn myself in? (Score:3, Funny)
Worse, I'm interpreting what I think is the *intent* here, but technically the fabrication (e.g. creation) of any headerer information (you know, header information, that thing "normal" mail doesn't have...) would seem to meet the criteria, so any message I've ever sent that generated $1000 in revenue would be criminal spam.
Hi, my name is Aaron and I'm a spammer. [insert reply posts here with, "Hi, Aaron!"] My career as a spammer started out like most people's. I thought it was ok to send business email, but then I got hooked on adding "headers"... that's when my dog left me and my beer all went flat! But I've admitted that I'm powerless in the face of my addiction, and I've asked my higher power (ISP) for help. Since I've been blocking outbound port 25 I've only had one relapse at an Internet cafe. I've been a recovering spammer for 2 years now, and I'd like to thank you all for this lovely medallion!