Senate Passes Anti-Spam Bill

Zendar writes "Yahoo! is reporting that the 'U.S. Senate passed the first national anti-spam bill on Wednesday, giving momentum to an issue that has riled consumers almost as much as dinnertime phone calls.' However, the bill, referred to as the 'Can Spam' bill, is unlikely to pass the House and be signed by the President. Senator John McCain sums it up: 'The odds of defeating spam by legislation alone is extremely low, but that does not mean we should stand idly by and do nothing about it.' CNN also has the story."

Comments

Ledgislation is BAD

[brakk]

Passing a law to fix spam is a bad Idea. After they get this passed, then they will pass more laws to outlaw more "bad" things on the internet.

Just let the technology fix its self. Or if they want to help, maybe fund some research on an SMTP alternative.