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>You're not allowed to send unsolicited emails. Sorry, this is completely false information that is easily verifiable by looking at the wikipedia page for the
by hoorayimhelping 10y ago
>You're not allowed to send unsolicited emails.
Sorry, this is completely false information that is easily verifiable by looking at the wikipedia page for the can spam act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN-SPAM_Act_of_2003#Sending_behavior_compliance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN-SPAM_Act_of_2003#Sending_b...
>But when sending unsolicited commercial emails, it must be stated that the email is an advertisement or a marketing solicitation.
- arm 10y agoSorry, this is completely correct information if you don’t assume that the US in the only country in the world. For example, Canada’s Bill C-28¹ explicitly prohibits it. ―――――― ¹ — http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/canada-s-new-anti-spam-law-applies-to-almost-all-businesses-1.1885477 http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/canada-s-new-anti-spam-law-ap...
- oarsinsync 10y agoLooking at the full context of the quote is useful. > This is really pushing the boundaries of the CAN-SPAM act. You're not allowed to send unsolicited emails. The USA is not the only country in the world, but the CAN-SPAM act totally permits unsolicited emails, which is the context of this thread.
- pc86 10y ago> if you don’t assume that the US in the only country in the world. The US is the only country with a CAN-SPAM Act. Unless Canada has one of those too?