Make Sure You Are Aware of The CAN SPAM Act
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Peter Blake
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Published on 04/15/2009
CAN-SPAM gives the government and private industry a legal framework to go after spammers in the United States, says Gregg Masters, Sophist senior security analyst.
The CAN SPAM Act was put into place in 2003 when it was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The act regulates the spammers. They are the ones who send unsolicited emails to your inbox. The CAN-SPAM is an opt-out law.
CAN-SPAM does give the government and private industry a legal framework to go after spammers in the United States, says Gregg Masters, Sophist senior security analyst. However, Masters believes that the act suffers from a major flaw: It allows a business to send commercial e-mail until a recipient opts out and tells the sender to stop. CAN-SPAM may change the format and information in your messages a bit, but it shouldn't really have an impact on the effectiveness you have experienced in using email as a communication tool. Regardless of it's effectiveness in curbing spam and its vague areas, you should try your best to follow its guidelines in every piece of email communications you send to a customer.
If you don't comply with this act you will have your marketing efforts canned. Read further to find out what the CAN SPAM Act is all about and how it affects you. It is up to the FTC and the State Attorney General to prosecute for these offences. A spammer can be charged up to $250 per offensive email, up to $2 million. For your part, report spam to your email provider in an effort to catch these offenders, and take care not to one yourself.
Some spam is more than just annoying. There is a lot of grossly pornographic material represented here. Spammers use your email to dump unwanted advertisements into your computer. If one gets your email address, they all seem to get it and the influx of obscene mail begins.
The CAN SPAM Act was supposed to regulate this with the help of the Federal Trade Commission. With the help of the FTC those who use deceptive subject lines to get you to open their mail can be prosecuted. Also, many of these emails are just another way to get you to view pornography that would be deleted outright if the subject line alluded to what was really inside.
Email recipients don't have to give you permission to send them emails. This is the one drawback of the act. But, at the end of your email, you need to have an Unsubscribe link so that the recipient can stop your email advertisements if they choose. Ignoring their requests could result in prosecution. The CAN SPAM Act will be enforced if you fail to comply. The act covers all business emails that are used to solicit the purchase of a product or service.
Some illegal offences include:
* Using email addresses on websites to send spam
* Sending pornographic material
* Illegally gaining access to email addresses
* Sending out emails that link to fraudulent sites to recipients
Many are sceptical of the efficacy of the CAN SPAM Act. Email servers beefed up their security measures to keep customers happy. With self-cleaning bulk mail folders, email security settings and other measures, most of the unwanted email is avoided.
Using the highest security on your email filter means that no one who is not in your address book will get an email through unless they fill out a short questionnaire. Most spammers won't take the time to do that. Even with the questionnaire, the email is not allowed unless you agree to it.
CAN-SPAM does give the government and private industry a legal framework to go after spammers in the United States, says Gregg Masters, Sophist senior security analyst. However, Masters believes that the act suffers from a major flaw: It allows a business to send commercial e-mail until a recipient opts out and tells the sender to stop. CAN-SPAM may change the format and information in your messages a bit, but it shouldn't really have an impact on the effectiveness you have experienced in using email as a communication tool. Regardless of it's effectiveness in curbing spam and its vague areas, you should try your best to follow its guidelines in every piece of email communications you send to a customer.
If you don't comply with this act you will have your marketing efforts canned. Read further to find out what the CAN SPAM Act is all about and how it affects you. It is up to the FTC and the State Attorney General to prosecute for these offences. A spammer can be charged up to $250 per offensive email, up to $2 million. For your part, report spam to your email provider in an effort to catch these offenders, and take care not to one yourself.
Some spam is more than just annoying. There is a lot of grossly pornographic material represented here. Spammers use your email to dump unwanted advertisements into your computer. If one gets your email address, they all seem to get it and the influx of obscene mail begins.
The CAN SPAM Act was supposed to regulate this with the help of the Federal Trade Commission. With the help of the FTC those who use deceptive subject lines to get you to open their mail can be prosecuted. Also, many of these emails are just another way to get you to view pornography that would be deleted outright if the subject line alluded to what was really inside.
Email recipients don't have to give you permission to send them emails. This is the one drawback of the act. But, at the end of your email, you need to have an Unsubscribe link so that the recipient can stop your email advertisements if they choose. Ignoring their requests could result in prosecution. The CAN SPAM Act will be enforced if you fail to comply. The act covers all business emails that are used to solicit the purchase of a product or service.
Some illegal offences include:
* Using email addresses on websites to send spam
* Sending pornographic material
* Illegally gaining access to email addresses
* Sending out emails that link to fraudulent sites to recipients
Many are sceptical of the efficacy of the CAN SPAM Act. Email servers beefed up their security measures to keep customers happy. With self-cleaning bulk mail folders, email security settings and other measures, most of the unwanted email is avoided.
Using the highest security on your email filter means that no one who is not in your address book will get an email through unless they fill out a short questionnaire. Most spammers won't take the time to do that. Even with the questionnaire, the email is not allowed unless you agree to it.