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Spammers Not Complying With CAN-SPAM

Zelphyr writes "The Register is reporting on a study done by MX Logic found that of 1000 messages tested, only three complied with the recently enacted CAN-SPAM act. Little wonder why the spammers weren't shaking in their boots when this spam friendly anti-spam bill was passed."

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  1. Finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post.... :) i can sleep at night

    1. Re:Finally by Fallen_Knight · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      First reply to first post?

    2. Re:Finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      CAN-SPAM. What is it all about... is it good, or is it whack?

  2. Being second sucks. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



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    1. Re:Being second sucks. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Slashdot certainly swallows all right...

  3. just trying a fp. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I haven't read the headline even. do I qualify as an extreme slashdotist?

  4. Not the first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE
    AT 1130 ON SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2004

    THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT TRAFALGAR HEBRIDES
    BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

    THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600
    ATLANTIC LOW 1000 MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED FASTNET 978 BY
    0600 TOMORROW. LOW FAEROES 965 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN SEA 962 BY SAME
    TIME. LOW 400 MILES WEST OF BAILEY 966 EXPECTED 120 MILES WEST OF
    BAILEY 970 BY THAT TIME

    THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

    VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
    SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, BACKING
    SOUTHERLY 4 LATER. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE BECOMING
    GOOD

    FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
    SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. RAIN THEN
    SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE BECOMING GOOD

    FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
    SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT
    FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

    HUMBER THAMES
    SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
    GALE 8. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

    DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
    SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10, PERHAPS
    VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
    OCCASIONALLY POOR

    BISCAY FITZROY
    SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10, PERHAPS
    VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER IN NORTH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE
    OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

    SOLE LUNDY FASTNET
    SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10, PERHAPS
    VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

    IRISH SEA
    SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9
    LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

    SHANNON
    SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN WESTERLY IN SOUTH, 7 TO SEVERE
    GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10, DECREASING 5 OR 6. RAIN OR SQUALLY
    SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

    ROCKALL MALIN
    WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8. SQUALLY SHOWERS.
    GOOD

    HEBRIDES
    WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD

    BAILEY
    NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 4, INCREASING 5 TO 7 IN SOUTH.
    SHOWERS. GOOD

    FAIR ISLE FAEROES
    CYCLONIC BECOMING WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 4, BACKING
    SOUTHERLY LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD

    SOUTHEAST ICELAND
    NORTHWEST BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD

  5. robbIE not complying with stuff-that-matters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    slowgun? what a surprise?

    illegal aliens to pilot georgewellian fuddite time machine? (Score:-1, Off (stuff that matters?) topic?)
    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 10, @08:24AM (#7937105)
    & why not? it's at least as likely as the scheduled moon/mars/bars flights/fights/hollywood nights?

    then, some of us real americans could go back & begin to undo the damage done buy yOUR felonious thieving/murdering corepirate nazi execrable dictators?

    just a thought?

    * won-eyed girl chosen to accompany illegal aliens by Anonymous Coward (Score:-1) Saturday January 10, @08:33AM

  6. Re:CAN-SPAM - Forces in the Ground by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... except this isn't so funny once you read today's news that chemical weapons have been found in Iraq. Oops!