CAN-SPAM Remains a Sideshow

by Jim Harper on March 18, 2008 · Comments

Don’t take your eye off the ball, people. The FTC’s assessment of $2.9 million against ValueClick does not mean that CAN-SPAM is working. The Inbox at Privacilla.org has about 25,000 spam messages in it – because Rackspace’s hosted email product has such ineffectual anti-spam technology. Oh, and because CAN-SPAM, which was supposed to “can” spam – meaning “end it” – didn’t.

Comments Posted in: E-Commerce Taxation & Regulation

  • But if a spammer actually complies with "CAN-SPAM" the mail ends up with enough spammy-looking content that a filter can take care of it. No CAN-SPAM compliant mail makes it through my filters.
  • "CAN-SPAM" has so many holes in it that it's known as the "You Can Spam" act.

    Rackspace is notorious for failing to terminate websites that are used for spamming.
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