| December 17, 2003
President Bush recently signed the first
federal antispam bill to go into effect January 1, 2004. The bill takes
precedence over established state laws regarding spam such as
Ohio's
Revised Code Section 2307.63. Named the "Can Spam Act", the law
places penalties on falsifying email header information associated with spam
email. Those that "spam" may face up to 1 year in prison along with
fines. In addition, this bill gives legitimacy for marketers to send
unsolicited email as long as the emails have a truthful email header
information, including a legitimate return email address, sender, and an
opt-out option within the email. Marketers must do so following new federal
guidelines or else face prosecution. The Federal Trade Comission will be
responsible for enforcing the new spam law. Critics say the law will not
reduce spam but will only make unsolicited emails "truthful". Others
claim this law is a step in the right direction towards reducing spam on a
national level.
For more information on the antispam bill, please see
http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/3289551
Green Apple offers customers the option to have their emails screened against
Real-time Blackhole Lists (RBLs). An RBL is a list of servers which are
known to be sending spam. There is no completely effective solution
against spam, but email screening reduces 70-75% of spam in best cases.
Green Apple's spam screening service is free, but you must opt-in to have your
email screened. To subscribe, please send an email to "spamcop@greenapple.com" indicating
that you want your email screened for spam.
If you have any questions about fighting spam, please feel free to
give us a call.
Related Links
Bush Signs Can Spam Bill
http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/3289551
SpamCon - Listing of Ohio Antispam Laws
http://law.spamcon.org/us-laws/states/oh/lawindex.shtml
Ohio Revised Code Section 2307.63
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=124_SB_8
For a more detailed definition of RBL, please see
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci840315,00.html
For more information on fighting spam, please see
http://www.greenapple.com/support/library/FightingSpam.htm
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