Unwanted Newsletter

[dunng]

They even filtered Asylum... I had to use A$ylum to recruit some new MassHoles!

[cbsmokin]

I got it as well. I did not subscribe. I was going to post something about it as soon as I got it, but I didn't want to start another flame thread.

I have not been banned, but my customer user title does say "RIP Louie"

Some of you IT guys around here are pretty smart, can we jam his spam mail account up somehow? I mean if he can send us unsolicited emails, can't we send some to him?

[Steve]

I got "puffed" as well.

[dunng]

Originally Posted by cbsmokin

Some of you IT guys around here are pretty smart, can we jam his spam mail account up somehow? I mean if he can send us unsolicited emails, can't we send some to him?

I have 28,000+ waiting in my SPAM folder...

You want a replica Rolex?

[Skywalker]

Huh??? Wha???

Pu... Puff dot wha???

Never heard of it!!!

[Steve]

Originally Posted by dunng

I have 28,000+ waiting in my SPAM folder...

You want a replica Rolex?

Humm, forward all to puf...naw, never mind

[AD720]

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/busi...rce/bus61.shtm


The CAN-SPAM Act: Requirements for Commercial Emailers

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited ****ography and Marketing Act) establishes requirements for those who send commercial email, spells out penalties for spammers and companies whose products are advertised in spam if they violate the law, and gives consumers the right to ask emailers to stop spamming them.
The law, which became effective January 1, 2004, covers email whose primary purpose is advertising or promoting a commercial product or service, including content on a Web site. A "transactional or relationship message" – email that facilitates an agreed-upon transaction or updates a customer in an existing business relationship – may not contain false or misleading routing information, but otherwise is exempt from most provisions of the CAN-SPAM Act.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is authorized to enforce the CAN-SPAM Act. CAN-SPAM also gives the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to enforce its criminal sanctions. Other federal and state agencies can enforce the law against organizations under their jurisdiction, and companies that provide Internet access may sue violators, as well.
What the Law Requires

Here's a rundown of the law's main provisions:

• It bans false or misleading header information. Your email's "From," "To," and routing information – including the originating domain name and email address – must be accurate and identify the person who initiated the email.
• It prohibits deceptive subject lines. The subject line cannot mislead the recipient about the contents or subject matter of the message.
• It requires that your email give recipients an opt-out method. You must provide a return email address or another Internet-based response mechanism that allows a recipient to ask you not to send future email messages to that email address, and you must honor the requests. You may create a "menu" of choices to allow a recipient to opt out of certain types of messages, but you must include the option to end any commercial messages from the sender.
  
  Any opt-out mechanism you offer must be able to process opt-out requests for at least 30 days after you send your commercial email. When you receive an opt-out request, the law gives you 10 business days to stop sending email to the requestor's email address. You cannot help another entity send email to that address, or have another entity send email on your behalf to that address. Finally, it's illegal for you to sell or transfer the email addresses of people who choose not to receive your email, even in the form of a mailing list, unless you transfer the addresses so another entity can comply with the law.
• It requires that commercial email be identified as an advertisement and include the sender's valid physical postal address. Your message must contain clear and conspicuous notice that the message is an advertisement or solicitation and that the recipient can opt out of receiving more commercial email from you. It also must include your valid physical postal address.

Penalties

Each violation of the above provisions is subject to fines of up to $11,000. Deceptive commercial email also is subject to laws banning false or misleading advertising.
Additional fines are provided for commercial emailers who not only violate the rules described above, but also:

• "harvest" email addresses from Web sites or Web services that have published a notice prohibiting the transfer of email addresses for the purpose of sending email
• Generate email addresses using a "dictionary attack" – combining names, letters, or numbers into multiple permutations
• Use scripts or other automated ways to register for multiple email or user accounts to send commercial email
• Relay emails through a computer or network without permission – for example, by taking advantage of open relays or open proxies without authorization.

The law allows the DOJ to seek criminal penalties, including imprisonment, for commercial emailers who do – or conspire to:

• Use another computer without authorization and send commercial email from or through it
• Use a computer to relay or retransmit multiple commercial email messages to deceive or mislead recipients or an Internet access service about the origin of the message
• Falsify header information in multiple email messages and initiate the transmission of such messages
• Register for multiple email accounts or domain names using information that falsifies the identity of the actual registrant
• Falsely represent themselves as owners of multiple Internet Protocol addresses that are used to send commercial email messages.

Additional Rules

The FTC will issue additional rules under the CAN-SPAM Act involving the required labeling of sexually explicit commercial email and the criteria for determining "the primary purpose" of a commercial email. Look for the rule covering the labeling of sexually explicit material in April 2004; "the primary purpose" rulemaking will be complete by the end of 2004. The Act also instructs the FTC to report to Congress in summer 2004 on a National Do Not E-Mail Registry, and issue reports in the next two years on the labeling of all commercial email, the creation of a "bounty system" to promote enforcement of the law, and the effectiveness and enforcement of the CAN-SPAM Act.
See the FTC Web site at www.ftc.gov/spam for updates on implementation of the CAN-SPAM Act.
The FTC maintains a consumer complaint database of violations of the laws that the FTC enforces. Consumers can submit complaints online at www.ftc.gov and forward unwanted commercial email to the FTC at spam@uce.gov.
For More Information

The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair practices in the marketplace and to provide information to businesses to help them comply with the law. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
Your Opportunity to Comment

The National Small Business Ombudsman and 10 Regional Fairness Boards collect comments from small businesses about federal compliance and enforcement activities. Each year, the Ombudsman evaluates the conduct of these activities and rates each agency's responsiveness to small businesses. Small businesses can comment to the Ombudsman without fear of reprisal. To comment, call toll-free 1-888-REGFAIR (1-888-734-3247) or go to www.sba.gov/ombudsman.

[kaelaria]

Got it, unsubscribed immediately. I have been on the MU list since my first few posts, before I knew anything about what had gone on with the cigar forums. A-holes.

[Col. Kurtz]

Why should I have to give that asshat my first and last name to unsubscribe to something I didn't agree to?

I can't go in and edit my e-mail due to my "drama banning".

I reiterate my disagreement with him that I have no valid contract with him because I never agreed to his terms or rules.

I hate that sob so much!

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by GolfNut

Same here. I promptly unsubscribed from all future mailings. Actually hated to go there to even do that. Made me feel unclean.

Originally Posted by AD720

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/busi...rce/bus61.shtm


The CAN-SPAM Act: Requirements for Commercial Emailers

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited ****ography and Marketing Act) ............

Go Andrew Go Andrew Go Andrew

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

Should HAVE logged into your account.......I detest slimy web idiots with poor grammer!

MCS

Oh Scott. You is funny.

[AD720]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

Go Andrew Go Andrew Go Andrew

Go FTC, actually.

If you do not want to recieve email from a commercial entity you shouldn't have to, and the law is on your side. I just wanted everyone to be aware of that.

[kydsid]

I got it unsubscribed then went on and changed my email address to noway at hozay.com.

[icehog3]

Puck Fuff.

lol puff. Seriously, what a name to pick for a site.

[camiller]

Got it, unsubscribed, then found this place.

Since I always sign up for web things using a spam gourmet address I just went and deactivated that address so any future unsolicited email simply goes into the bit bucket.

[SteveDMatt]

Anyone know a trustworthy mod over there who I could ask to delete my whole identity?

I've already deleted everything I can about me, but not being able to completely remove myself bothers me.

Originally Posted by SteveDMatt

Anyone know a trustworthy mod over there who I could ask to delete my whole identity?

I've already deleted everything I can about me, but not being able to completely remove myself bothers me.

That's the difficult part that may have been included in the original TOS from whatever site you were from. A lot of the generic TOS forms state that anything posted on the forum becomes property of the forum owner. Of course a TOS means nothing unless a court says it does and is deemed reasonable... Though in my non-lawyer opinion, I don't think it is unreasonable as the site owners did sell the whole bit, including content.

[SteveDMatt]

Makes sense....guess I just have to get banned then.