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Fighting the Spam War |
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| We all
know how irritating Spam can be. You go to
check your email and tons of garbage starts coming
in, and then you have to weed through all of it
and find the one or two you really needed.
And, if you're not careful you might actually dump
the messages you wanted to see by accident.
It's really become a big hassle for us all
personally, and it's been wasting tons of money
time-wise in the business world.
To combat this, the
Federal Government has finally passed the "CAN-SPAM
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| "The
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the
Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and
Marketing Act) establishes requirements
for those who send commercial email,
spells out penalties for spammers and
companies whose products are advertised in
spam if they violate the law, and gives
consumers the right to ask emailers to
stop spamming them." |
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Federal Trade Commission |
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some of the rules from the Federal Trade Commission: |
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bans false or misleading header information. Your email's
"From," "To," and routing information
– including the originating domain name and email
address – must be accurate and identify the person who
initiated the email. |
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prohibits deceptive subject lines. |
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requires that your email give recipients an opt-out method. |
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requires that commercial email be identified as an
advertisement and include the sender's valid physical
postal address. |
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| As you can see, the
guidelines are fairly broad based. But, it is the first
attempt by the Federal government to combat this increasing
problem on the internet. Over time it is expected that the
rules will become more and more defined. And, of course, may
have to worked out with countries around the globe for it to truly
be effective. We hope that this is the first positive step
in combating the Spam problem.
If you want to find out more about
the rules, go to CANSPAMLibrary.com
and/or the Federal
Trade Commission. If you feel that you have received
an email that violates the rules either forward it to the
Commission at UCE@FTC.GOV
or click
here to fill out their online complaint form. |
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Back to Computer
Tips |
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| Flagstaff Central is not liable for any damages or repairs due to our tech tip.
Things do happen whenever you work on a computer.
We recommend you be as careful as possible. If you prefer to not handle repairs or
clean up, we recommend you contact a professional.
Click here for a list of local computer repair companies. |
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