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Date:      Fri, 15 Jan 1999 00:10:08 -0800
From:      Don Lewis <Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com>
To:        jbryant@unix.tfs.net, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (Kazutaka YOKOTA)
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Forward all spam to UCE@FTC.GOV
Message-ID:  <199901150810.AAA28286@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com>
In-Reply-To: Jim Bryant <jbryant@unix.tfs.net> "Re: Forward all spam to UCE@FTC.GOV" (Jan 15, 12:07am)

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On Jan 15, 12:07am, Jim Bryant wrote:
} Subject: Re: Forward all spam to UCE@FTC.GOV
} 
} it's what they asked for.  really.  their intent is clear.  gathering
} evidence for use to obtain effective laws.

Actually the FTC is more interested in fraud and deceptive practices.
See <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/doznalrt.htm>; and
<http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/ruleroad.htm>.  They've
announced a few crackdowns on fraud on the Internet and actually gone
after a few of the more notorious scamming spammers.

} i realize they probably don't have the staffing to handle each one,
} and i'm sure they realize that too, the intent is clear.

They don't even have the staff to enforce the existing laws ...

This is really offtopic for -hackers.

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