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Do you drive 66 MPH in a 65 MPH zone? This is hardly breaking the law. This would have been perfectly legal in CAN-SPAM if they added three things: an unsubscri
by throwaway61802 15y ago
Do you drive 66 MPH in a 65 MPH zone? This is hardly breaking the law. This would have been perfectly legal in CAN-SPAM if they added three things: an unsubscribe link, a physical mailing address, and mentioned it was an ad. It probably would have been even more effective.
If you want to stop spam, don't rely on bureaucratic processes to resolve it through legislation. Build a spam filter, or do some simple pattern recognition so you know that the same message sent 100 times isn't a legitimate inquiry to a posting.
- amirmc 15y agoI understand your point but suggesting that it "would have been perfectly legal if..." does not make it any less of a violation.
- vacri 15y agoSo... they didn't do the things required to make it legal, but you claim it's legal? "Acquit my client, your honour! It wouldn't have been murder if he hadn't have killed them, so he did nothing illegal!"
- baudehlo 15y agoI already wrote a spam filter. We stop about 4 billion spams a day with it. What are YOU doing to stop spam?
- thafman 15y agoNo, unsolicited email is never legal, CAN-SPAM only allows you to send email to people you have a prior business relationship with e.g. they signed up for your service/mailing list. Someone who posted a property to Craigslist hardly fits the profile.