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Is the CAN-SPAM Act Working?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-highly-doubt-it dept.

DynaSoar writes "Lance Ulanoff of PCMag.com offer his opinion on the success, or lack thereof, of the CAN-SPAM Act. It doesn't appear to be working, though spammers have noticed, in that they try to make their spam look "legit". What might make a real difference, according to US Senator Conrad Burns, co-author of the bill, is international standards and enforcement."

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  1. Don't wait for the government to fix it by indros13 · · Score: 5, Informative
    I know it gets mentioned in every spam discussion, but getting an email forwarding account from Spamgourmet is a great way to avoid spam. You can create "fake" email addresses that will forward a predetermined number of emails to your main account. After the number expires, the remaining emails sent to that address are canned. Oh, and did I mention it's free?

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