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California Bans Mobile Phone Spam

Posted by michael on from the you-don't-have-mail dept.

Argyle writes "News.com is reporting that California has banned the spamming of pagers and mobile phones with unwanted text messages."

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  1. Re:Not just text messages... by srw · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wonder how it deals with cross-border spam. That still seems to me to be the biggest problem to deal with.

  2. Known Hosts by messiertom · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why not make messages only be accepted from known "hosts" (phone numbers)? Rather like /etc/hosts.allow, but for mobile phones.

    Does such a system exist?

  3. Note to self... by extagboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stop planned cell phone spamming campaign and instead walk up to people with bullhorn explaining how they can win free stuff and save thousands on their mortgage.

  4. Re:State-law system. by *xpenguin* · · Score: 5, Funny

    And several other permutations?

    No, I think you got every single one.