john levine johnlcauceorg begin pgp signed message hash sha1 cauce news volume 6 number 2 june 2002 issue progress senate antispam bill european union bans spam dont know got message please see message section end progress senate antispam bill year ago sen conrad burns rmt introduced s630 spam act 2001 bill would require uce valid return address facilitate consumers removal spam lists would place enforcement hands federal trade commission state attorneys general would also permit internet service providers isps enforce violations 10 per illegal spam would preempt stricter state antispam laws senate commerce committee considered bill may 17th reported largely unchanged scheduled action senate cauce always opposed bill since believe would lead spam less south korea passed similar optout law last year spam korea soon increased factor 10 april 2001 press release goes detail problems s630 httpwwwcauceorgpressreleasesprs630shtml pleased congress looking spam issues hope future help create effective bill entire internet community support european union bans spam global internet community applauds european antispam vote may 31 2002 coalition unsolicited commercial email cauce eurocauce cauce india cauce canada coalition unsolicited bulk email australia caubeau today applauded decision european parliament protect european internet users practice unsolicited email advertisements yesterdays vote turn europe virtual spamfree zone formal adoption directive making illegal send unsolicited email text message similar advertisements individuals companies preexisting business relationship tremendous day european internet users said eurocauce chairman george mills extremely pleased european parliament listened citizens member countries added right left alone spammers efforts protect privacy europeans six european union member countries already formalized optin national laws regulations yesterdays vote turn europe spamfree zone end 2003 unfortunately rest worlds internetusing countries including united states lag behind europe protection internet users said cauce chairman scott hazen mueller tremendous first step rest world needs follow europes lead unite behind protection internet users network owners abusive costly unsolicited email advertising decision direct result internet users throughout european union standing rights members european parliament listening constituents said mills members volunteers performed integral part process translating lobbying educating representatives information eu directive available european parliaments web site eurocauce analysis available information international cauce network affiliate organizations available message message written broadcast coalition unsolicited commercial email copyrighted c 2002 coalition unsolicited commercial email encourage redistribution message items long spammed anywhere ontopic forum send include copyright notice doubt post url site httpwwwcauceorg instead put signature press broadcast internet media may treat material would press release commercial reproduction rights contact john levine received message address signed cauceannounce mailing list want receive messages list think subscribed without knowledge please use lists home page httplistscauceorgmailmanlistinfocauceannounce send mail cauceannouncerequestcauceorg subject unsubscribe contact jd falk removed manually exist eradicate unsolicited email unlike spammers honor remove requests hand friend passed along message would like receive cauce news future visit cauce web site httpwwwcauceorg join send message cauceannouncerequestcauceorg subject subscribe want subscribe without joining questions comments message contact john levine note pgp users editor new longer key youll need verify signature message available usual key servers begin pgp signature version gnupg v106 bsdos comment info see httpwwwgnupgorg ieyearecaayfajzey4acgkqkeifrdeckwgpwceljwc5kudiwdyvze4fr1dtro hfeanjuw22vh9mi1spptuuk6yupyabw 3dl1wx end pgp signature 5 jun 2002 133323 0000 cauce news vol 6 2 june 2002