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Geek Culture / CAN-SPAM ??? (caps)

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Plystire
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Posted: 26th Sep 2011 23:00
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So I was checking email today and ran across yet another bit of spam, but this one caught my eye because it claimed to be "okay" under the "CAN-SPAM Act of December, 2003".

Here's the wiki page on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN-SPAM_Act_of_2003

I found more legit articles on the subject but since the wikipage is well sourced, it made more sense to link that.

Why haven't I heard of this act until now? (Ignoring the fact that I was in highschool in '03 and didn't care about politics back then )


Does anyone know what reasons they had for passing this? Why on earth would this be good at all? And how is this contained to the US only? Are US companies allowed to shoot out spam emails internationally?


~Plystire

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That Guy John
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Posted: 30th Sep 2011 16:47
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Without looking back on any articles or regulations, from what I remember there are guidlines to follow when sending spam including making sure you include your physical mailing address in the "spam" and having an obvious upfront system for people to opt out of recieveing any further emails.

I use to do a lot of online marketing, e-mail marketing was one avenue of markeing I used. If used properly and you are targeting the right audiences so called "spam" (which is no more illegal than getting "junk mail" in your snail mail) is actually pretty effective. Laws like this are being passed so legislation can catch up with the new digital world.

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Plystire
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Posted: 30th Sep 2011 22:37
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I guess there are people out there that take junk mail into serious consideration, but I've always shredded them (click on "Junk") without a second thought.


~Plystire

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Thraxas
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Posted: 1st Oct 2011 00:54
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Quote: "which is no more illegal than getting "junk mail" in your snail mail"


In my entire life, I have received less physical junk mail than I have received spam in 1 day in my old email address.

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Quik
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Posted: 1st Oct 2011 19:26
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i get basicly NO spam mail :S well, in my Hotmail: but thats stuff i signed up to get: newsletters etc..

but no SPAM mail so to speak :S and my Gmail is completly free of it

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xplosys
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2011 05:49
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Quote: "and my Gmail is completly free of it"


What was that Gmail address again?

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Quik
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2011 09:37
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awwww you wish <3

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That Guy John
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2011 20:04
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Quote: "In my entire life, I have received less physical junk mail than I have received spam in 1 day in my old email address"

Well what's your physical mailing address Thraxas, I'll hook you up lol

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Thraxas
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2011 00:05
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Quote: "Well what's your physical mailing address Thraxas, I'll hook you up lol"


1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500

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Travis Gatlin
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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 00:32
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Quote: "1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500"


I get it! lol

But on my Yahoo, i get more spam then i can handle, i've had to delete over 600 spam, after not checking it for a couple of days.

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