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Do-Not-Email Registries?

Posted by michael on from the you-have-already-opted-in dept.

prgrmr writes "Wired has an article about Colorodo and Missouri's latest legislative proposals to deal with spam and with spammers. There appears to be actual consumer-protective teeth in these bills which mirror the telephone 'do not call' lists. A nice example of a government perpetuating a working concept instead of trying inventing new ways to break things."

12 of 794 comments (clear)

  1. I'm posting as... by MoThugz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    AC because I support anti-spam measures...

    And by the way, first post, mofoz!!!!

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    Welley Corporation - SLM Scammers
    1. Re:I'm posting as... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You didn't post AC.

  2. First Post!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod me down but westlord is awesome!!!! Yeah westlord!!!

  3. fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hmmm, I'm sitting here waiting for something to moderate, and it looks like I'll get fp instead. :-)

  4. fp by Yablo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    fr1st ps0t

  5. First post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post, woohoo!

  6. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Frok Pok.

  7. do not call lists. by garcia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    great, so I am on the "fine" state of MN's "do not call list". Instead of 5 phone calls a day from asshole telemarketers, I get 5 phone calls a day from "market research" people.

    I am going to go out on a limb here and say that the telemarketers switched from that to market-research.

    Just as annoying, same thing, but legal.

    Are no emails going to take care of ALL email that is un-wanted or just bullshit Viagra spam?

  8. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    IN.. ah, forget it.

  9. test by cscx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    is this thread broken?

  10. YOU FAIL IT!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You intended to post AC and get first post, but you got neither! Slashdot's database gets a little fussy and you BLOW IT.

    YOU FAIL IT!!!

  11. Re:first post? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dude, that was ghey! Next time at least try to be funny or something!