08-24-2005, 02:56 AM
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 Re: Microsoft speaks out against New Zealand's new anti-spam law
Dazz wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:29:44 GMT, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.com> wrote:
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>>"Ryan Hamlin, head of Microsoft's Technology Care and Safety Group spoke
>>out against New Zealand's proposed anti-spam legislation, warning that it
>>could impinge on 'the amazing vehicle of e-mail marketing'.
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>>Anyone wonder why Microsoft is so hated?
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>>http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...17258&from=rss
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> Hmmm.
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> According to Mr Hamlin (of M$):
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> "He says businesses ought to be able to send unsolicited e-mail to
> people even if they are unsure if they have a pre-existing business
> relationship with them."
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> "This is so long as they label their e-mail as advertising, for
> example by inserting the code "ADV" at the start of the subject line,
> or "participate in an approved self-regulatory programme based on
> e-mail best practices". "
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> lol - what a crock.
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> Once again, it's a case of M$ dictating what it *thinks* is
> appropriate for the rest of the world.
>
> I agree with the NZ Communications Minister:
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> "Mr Cunliffe says Microsoft's proposed "opt out" approach is too weak
> and has been rejected."
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> ""We decided it's going to be opt-in. End of story. Why should you
> have to opt out of spam?" "
>
> Exactly.
>
> Dazz
>
>>Im
Good points!
-- Imhotep  |