Murkowski anti-spam bill could be a problem for ISPs

Mon May 26 07:21:33 UTC 1997

Stephen Sprunk writes...

> I think that the burden should be placed entirely on the spammer; there is
> no reason to bother the user or the ISP with this mess.
> 
> The current US law (USC Title 47 Sec 227) governing commercial
> telecommunications should be strengthened to explicitly include email.

Then all the spammers just migrate across the border.  I already get spam
from Canada and Europe.

> Out of curiosity, has anyone considered the effect of this law (or others)
> on non-profit spam?

Or has anyone considered the effect of this law on spammers outside of the
United States?

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