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Louisiana Tries Anti-Spam Law
chompyZ writes "The legislative battle against SPAMMING heats-up as a new law became effective yesterday in Louisiana. According to KPLC, the new law requires senders of sexually explicit e-mail to include a note in the subject line, "adv-adult," to let unsuspecting internet users know ahead of time. The Olympian reports that Louisiana officials actually think this will be effective... leaves you wondering if "officials" have any clue how SPAMMERS operate..."
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* Require welfare recipients to immediately begin looking for work once they receive their ass cheeks and to learn how to write a resume or prepare for an interview for a minimum number of hours each week or risk losing their benefits.
Actually, many spammers operate from INSIDE the United States, they simply hire companies outside the United States to send/route the spam.
If the spammer wants your money, he's eventually going to have to give you a way to contact him. And any cheque or credit-card transaction will leave a paper-trail.
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
Because that's how Hormel spells it.
But spam is not SPAM. Hormel specifically asks that "SPAM" in all caps be reserved for referring to their product. They have been kind enough to not go nuts over trademark dilution, it would be nice if we could all use the colloquial "spam"
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