Australia to ban spam - GoFuckYourself.com

quiet · 07-24-2003, 03:56 AM

"Australia's government will ban unsolicited commercial email later this year"

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2138021,00.html

sorry if it's already been posted...

funkmaster · 07-24-2003, 03:59 AM

I will be out of buiz soon ...

FlyingIguana · 07-24-2003, 04:01 AM

BRISK · 07-24-2003, 04:04 AM

A nice step

KRL · 07-24-2003, 04:05 AM

I never liked the taste of it anyway.

Krome · 07-24-2003, 04:20 AM

I thought the majority of spam came from Austrailia?

Sausage · 07-24-2003, 05:22 AM

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Originally posted by Krome
I thought the majority of spam came from Austrailia?

No not the majority, but a large amount of it. Telstra (our main internet player) was about to be unplugged from a few things because of spam.

SpeakEasy · 07-24-2003, 05:33 AM

This is good news

The only bad thing about it is that it's not in effect already....

Mutt · 07-24-2003, 05:39 AM

and that crook Spotzwire is suing VISA for destroying his business

funkmaster · 07-24-2003, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mutt
and that crook Spotzwire is suing VISA for destroying his business

... obviously you don´t know much about it.

The Other Steve · 07-24-2003, 06:22 AM

Banning it and actually stopping it might be two different things. The Government minister who handles IT matters doesn't even know how to spell IT

07-24-2003, 03:56 AM	#1
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	Australia to ban spam "Australia's government will ban unsolicited commercial email later this year" http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2138021,00.html sorry if it's already been posted... __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

07-24-2003, 04:04 AM	#4
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	A nice step __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

07-24-2003, 04:05 AM	#5
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07-24-2003, 05:39 AM	#9
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	and that crook Spotzwire is suing VISA for destroying his business __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

07-24-2003, 06:22 AM	#11
The Other Steve Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sunny Queensland - perfect one day and better the next. Posts: 2,106	Banning it and actually stopping it might be two different things. The Government minister who handles IT matters doesn't even know how to spell IT __________________ Left intentionally blank ... just like my brain

07-24-2003, 03:59 AM	#2
funkmaster So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: shell beach Posts: 7,938	I will be out of buiz soon ...

07-24-2003, 04:01 AM	#3
FlyingIguana aspiring banker Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 10,870

07-24-2003, 04:20 AM	#6
Krome Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London - UK Posts: 2,851	I thought the majority of spam came from Austrailia?

07-24-2003, 05:33 AM	#8
SpeakEasy Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Internet Posts: 2,681	This is good news The only bad thing about it is that it's not in effect already....