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RE: SPAM Laws
From: "Devin Rambo" <drambo () vediorps com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:18:40 -0400
There are others who probably have more insight as to the applicability of spam laws, but I do want to point out that if you send an email blast out to that many recipients, you will undoubtedly be reported as a spammer to various blacklists and reporting agencies, especially considering that it has been an extended period of time since all those people opted in to receiving email from you. My users have on occasion asked to do something similar. On such occasions, we use an email service that sends the emails out through for us their servers, and they include information about how they'd opted in and very importantly, how to opt out if they should wish to do so. You may still get some people who report the messages as spam, but your ability to do business is not hindered because your corporate email server is blacklisted. Bottom line: never send an email blast like that out through your corporate email server, legal or not. Use a third-party service instead. They will probably be able to give you some answer as to what the law is and how it affects you as well. Devin -----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Iruy Nairda Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 6:33 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: SPAM Laws Hi all, A client requiered us to send a mail message to about 5000 recipients, all of them located in the United States. It's important to say that the recipients themselves accepted to be included in the mailinglist the last year, but it has been a year without sending any mail to them. I was asked to review the SPAM Laws that apply in the States, to be sure that we don't inflict any law. (I'm currently reading the "CAN-SPAM Act of 2003".) The idea is to append some sort of text to the messages, to reduce the possibility of being tagged as spamers. So, anyone has done something similar?? Thanks.
Current thread:
- SPAM Laws Iruy Nairda (Jul 06)
- RE: SPAM Laws Devin Rambo (Jul 06)
- RE: SPAM Laws John Grubb (Jul 09)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: RE: SPAM Laws policysup (Jul 11)
- RE: SPAM Laws Devin Rambo (Jul 06)