RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Spam bill?

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

For reference, here's the bill:
1998 (105th Congress) S.1618 Anti-slamming Amendments Act (Passed by the
Senate)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c105:1:./temp/~c1052JZ7hp:e32892: 

<snip>
SEC. 301. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSMISSIONS OF UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL
ELECTRONIC MAIL.

(a) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN TRANSMISSIONS-

(1) IN GENERAL- A person who transmits an unsolicited commercial electronic
mail message shall cause to appear in each such electronic mail message the
information specified in paragraph (2).

(2) COVERED INFORMATION- The following information shall appear at the
beginning of the body of an unsolicited commercial electronic mail message
under paragraph (1):

(A) The name, physical address, electronic mail address, and telephone
number of the person who initiates transmission of the message.

(B) The name, physical address, electronic mail address, and telephone
number of the person who created the content of the message, if different
from the information under subparagraph (A).

(C) A statement that further transmissions of unsolicited commercial
electronic mail to the recipient by the person who initiates transmission of
the message may be stopped at no cost to the recipient by sending a reply to
the originating electronic mail address with the word `remove' in the
subject line.

(b) ROUTING INFORMATION- All Internet routing information contained within
or accompanying an electronic mail message described in subsection (a) must
be accurate, valid according to the prevailing standards for Internet
protocols, and accurately reflect message routing.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The requirements in this section shall take effect 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
</snip>

> I have read where this is just a scam.
> To my knowledge, these are the only bills that had to do with 
> SPAM, and mone
> were ever passed
> 
> 107th Congress:
> Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001 (H.R. 95) 
> Wireless Telephone Spam Protection Act (H.R. 113) 
> Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 (H.R. 718) 
> Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 (H.R. 1017) 
> Who Is E-Mailing Our Kids Act (H.R. 1846) 
> Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001 (H.R.  2472) 
> Netizens Protection Act of 2001 (H.R. 3146) 
> "CAN SPAM" Act of 2001 (S. 630) 
>  106th Congress:
> Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act of 2000 (H.R. 3113) 
> "CAN SPAM" Act of 2000 (S. 2542) 
> Can Spam Act (H.R. 2162) 
> E-Mail User Protection Act (H.R. 1910) 
> Inbox Privacy Act of 1999 (S. 759) 
> Internet Freedom Act (H.R. 1686) 
> Internet Growth and Development Act of 1999 (H.R. 1685) 
> Netizens Protection Act of 1999 (H.R. 3024) 
> Protection Against Scams on Seniors Act of 1999 (H.R. 612) 
> Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act (S. 699) 
> Wireless Telephone Spam Protection Act (H.R. 5300) 
> 
> 
> Duane Hargus
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