Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu> writes: > at least in the US we're extremely unlikely to get legislation that > imposes substantial civil and criminal penalties, because the DMA wants > to make spam legitimate, and they have more money (thus influence) than > geeks do. I no longer believe that. NPR's All Things Considered, for example, had a 12 minute three part story on spam this evening, and their view on legislation seemed very positive. One of the reporters noted that she'd received a dozen spams today alone. Average people are being impacted, which means the Direct Marketing Association will soon be arguing with a torch-wielding mob. Perry