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UK And EU May Make Unsolicited Email Illegal
An anonymous reader writes "According to this BBC article the UK and the EU are planning to making unsolicited email simply illegal. This doesn't do anything for prevention practically, but it does legally pave the way for measures that do. Lord Sainsbury of Turville admits it will do nothing to stop spam from outside the EU."
Sort of nit-picking, I know, but shouldn't that be unsolicited "commercial" email. I get heaps of unsolicited email. From friends, colleagues etc...
:-)
I would hate not to get any email that wasn't a direct response to something I sent. What would I do for 2hours every morning when I got in?
we will send an email to all potential spammers to inform them of the new laws...
I love stacking my barbecues in the shed at the end of summer - you can't beat a bit of grill on grill action.
Yes, but the average Brit, in his heart of hearts, still doesn't really believe that.
Besides, it is hard to get a T1 in the middle of the ocean.
1. Signup for lots of pr0n sites
:)
2. Receive lots of spam
3. ???
4. Profit!
How long before someone gets their ass sued off as a result of this.
Gah i hate spam
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So how do you go about sending the first email to someone? By making an unsolicited phone call first? This doesn't sound very good.
Well, Welsh rugby needs saving at the moment, but their soccer team is doing ok.
Ah you meant Whales.
These spammers clearly represent a threat to freedom, diversity and sanctity worldwide. We must be swift and decisive in the coming days. A crippling onslaught of spamming faces us and we must stand proud in its defiance.
We must act with haste to bring these spammers to justice. Must we wait for the "smoking gun" of a mushroom cloud? Victory can only be ours if we crush these spammers with our military might.
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> As I read this - and INAL
"I not a linguist" ?
Just give it up Eivind.. I wasted an hour a while back trying to explain a 'mericin that Scandinavia is a part of Europe. By the logic he showed, Florida isn't part of North Amrica either... after all, it's a peninsula like the one we live on.
Most people from the US is quite nice and all that.. but they show a disturbing lack of knowledge of the rest of the world.
Everything in the world is controlled by a small, evil group to which, unfortunately, no one you know belongs.
and the average non brit EU citizen neither
The simplest solution would be to require non-EU email to show its passport prior to entry to the EU.
Yeah, there's alot of crashes on the big 2 lane road bridge they built from London to Paris. There's a section in the middle of the English Channel where you can drive on either side of the road - and because of this your car insurance is not valid for this 100m section.
> Yes, but the average Brit, in his heart of hearts, still doesn't really believe that.
Only because that nice Mr. Murdoch tells him so.
I beleive it is "I not an linguist