Wednesday, January 8, 2003

"Until last fall, too late to do anything in the 107th Congress, the DMA opposed the majority of anti-spam bills in Congress or offered only lukewarm support. But the ever-rising tide of junk e-mail made the influential trade association rethink its stand and remove a sizable obstacle to federal legislation. Now the association, which boasts about 4,700 members that include direct mail, catalog and telemarketing companies, says it will lobby for a law that overrules about 20 state laws currently on the books, prohibits forged headers in e-mail and provides a way for recipients to remove themselves from future mailings. " [news.com] 5:13:27 PM    comment

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