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    Anyone else heard that after Dec 11th 03 its gonna be illegal to send spam emails...i got this from Simply computers,

    "Recently, an EU ruling was introduced that will change the way that e-mail is used as a marketing tool. Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament states (where we do not have an existing relationship with you) that unsolicited emails may only be sent to subscribers who have given prior consent. This will become law in the UK on 11th December 2003."


    anyone shed any more light on this?

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    that'll be lineone / tiscali ****ed then cos they subsidise their accounts by selling their user lists to these spamming scum (allegedly)

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    The ruling won't make an ounce of difference.

    Most of the spam I receive is for goods supplied by US/Canadian companies who use 3rd parties for their mailling lists.

    The only way to stop it is to mailbomb any company that uses this mechanism to sell stuff.

    They work on the basis that a response rate of 50 out of every million makes them a profit:

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/34063.html


    So if everyone who gets the email and responds back saying that they would like more info, etc, then someone will have to go thru a million emails. Going thru that many emails takes time and money which they have to pay upfront. Lets not make it worth their while!!!

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    Cool idea! anyone know of a good mail bomb prog?
    "God is a comedian, playing to an audience who are too afraid to laugh...."

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