AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Feds Decline to Create 'Do - Not - Spam' List http://www.americablog.com/2004/06/feds-decline-to-create-do-not-spam.html [4/5/2009 10:04:58 PM]HuffPost Politics Michael Conniff: CON GAMES: Real Bonus Babies in Defense Budget - Earmarks and entitlements are chickenfeed compared to defense spending, but toconservatives the Defense Department has alwaysbeen sacrosanct. 3 minutes ago Crooks and Liars Fox ambush crew pursues history prof with bogus claims -- and is proud of it - [image: FoxAmbush- Prof_04-05-09] [image: icon] Download | Play[image: icon] Download | Play The Ambush Virus isspreading at Fox News.</p><p> Earlier this wee...1 hour ago Eschaton Sunday Night Thread - enjoy 1 hour ago Daily Kos Race, the South and 2010 - A look at President Obama's polling numbers in the South, as well asthe electoral results from November 2008, indicatethat his popularity still lags th...1 hour ago Firedoglake Obama Calls for World without Nuclear Weapons - The media missed the real message of Obama'sPrague speech - and the message is a good one.2 hours agoJOHN'S PHOTOS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004 Feds Decline to Create 'Do - Not - Spam' List by Michael in New York on 6/16/2004 04:57:00 PM The FTC is afraid a national Do-Not-Spam list would be a hassle to implement and might even help spammers.</p><p> Of course, there's a simple solution: a national opt-in Please-Spam-Me list.</p><p> Anyone who wants junk spam can sign up and businesses are free to send those folk all the spam they want.</p><p> It should be easy to maintain since the list would have about ten names on it.</p><p> Also, enforce a $20 fine per violation on any business that sends out spam that is unsolicited, or any email (whether solicited or not) that has a false email address or does not contain a simple one-step opt-out procedure.</p><p> Add New Comment Unclaimed Register with DISQUS Why? 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