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Congress Sends Anti-Spam Bill To White House
sunbird writes "At just after 5 o'clock EST, the House concurred to the Senate's amendments to the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (or "CAN-SPAM") (bill in PDF format: here or here). Although the bill will prohibit certain tactics (such as hiding return addresses), critics state that the bill does not go far enough (see this press release). The bill will provide criminal penalties for violations of its provisions (up to five years behind bars), but will not allow private parties to sue spammers. News reports indicate (SF Gate or Forbes) that Bush intends to sign the bill. Prior Slashdot articles are here: 1 2 3."
This isn't going to cure all spam overnight all by itself therefore it's pointless.
Drill baby drill - on Mars
You honestly think that they would have voted for this bill if they actually used their e-mail?
Oh, I'm sure they use e-mail. We just gotta find the right addresses, and incorporate that into version 2.0.
Getting e-mails that their staffers will just toss won't bother them a bit.
Oh well, at least it will bother their staffers.
Remember, this is an election year. Make spam an issue, and they'll HAVE to defend (or reverse) their position.
No they won't, because chances are their opponent will probably have the exact same position.