Re: bulk e-mail
by Brian Sinclair <sinclair(at)inficad.com>
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Wed, 04 Mar 1998 12:49:59 -0700 |
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Paul -
I'd let your client do it on his own. If they want to spam the net, let
them associate their name and their name only with the spamming. Don't
let yourself get suckered into it. Allow me to quote a column on the
subject from the 2/98 issue of boot magazine:
The Netcitizens Protection Act of 1997 would allow consumers to <bold>sue
offending companies up to $500</bold> (emphasis theirs) for each piece of
unsolicited advertising e-mail, and up to $1,500 per message if it can be
proven that the company "willfully" or "knowingly" violated the law.
<</quote>
That doesn't sound like something I'd like to be involved with. The Act
quoted above is a Federal Act, and several states have anti-spam laws,
including Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland and Massachusetts. You may
want to show the Act quoted above to your client before they decide to
spam the net.
Brian Sinclair
Senior Assistant Webmaster
Self-Help & Psychology Magazine
http://www.cybertowers.com/selfhelp/
ICQ: 4167685
Member HTML Writers Guild, International Webmasters Association,
Association of Internet Professionals
At 09:05 AM 3/4/98 +0000, Paul Varese wrote:
>O.K. I don't wanna cause any problems...
>but I have a client who wants me to send
>out some bulk e-mail. (Yes, spam)
>
>I know this is a big no no, but I still feel
>obligated to at least experiment with it
>at least once, especially since my client
>is going to do it with or without me anyway.
>
>I don't want to discuss why I should not do it;
>I already know. I am looking for anyone who
>has had some experience with this matter for
>a one on one discussion or possibly to sub-
>contract the job to.
>
>Thanx,
>Paul Varese
>Paul(at)mirrormedia.com
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>
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