Spam Email - New Legislation

**Gus** · 9th-March-2004, 11:35 PM

This may have been covered elsewhere ... but HELP!

I've received a number of emails from a UK organisation (that makes a change) and despite 2 emails back they still spam me. Under the new legislation, whats my next level of recourse? Anyone know? OH ... luckily its not Viagra, Penis extensions or slimming pills......

bigdjiver · 10th-March-2004, 02:39 AM

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Originally posted by Gus
This may have been covered elsewhere ... but HELP!

I've received a number of emails from a UK organisation (that makes a change) and despite 2 emails back they still spam me. Under the new legislation, whats my next level of recourse? Anyone know? OH ... luckily its not Viagra, Penis extensions or slimming pills......

There ought to be a law against it, and there ought to be action on the law against it, are two very different things. I wonder if there is actually a budget allocation for dealing with the problem?

I did think about setting up a special PC, putting all the spam sites into the address book, and then opening every attachment I was sent

CJ · 12th-March-2004, 09:52 AM

Goddamn it Gus!!!!

You had my hopes all built up there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thing is: you just know that any new laws are going to hammer the poor sucker who wasn't lucky enough to get a grip on new virus and his system has accidentally sent out lots of viruses, and completely ignore the penis extension, cheap mortgage, viagra, diploma, smut brigade.

**Dreadful Scathe** · 12th-March-2004, 10:31 AM

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Originally posted by Gus
Under the new legislation, whats my next level of recourse? Anyone know?...

If its their real business email addres and they just arent noticing your requests - give me their email address and ill mail bomb them (should incovenience for an hour or 2 - thousands of messages saying 'thankyou for taking me off your list - have sent this a few times so i know you've got the message

)

CJ · 12th-March-2004, 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe
If its their real business email addres and they just arent noticing your requests - give me their email address and ill mail bomb them (should incovenience for an hour or 2 - thousands of messages saying 'thankyou for taking me off your list - have sent this a few times so i know you've got the message )

Oh, you are awful............................. but I like you

**Gus** · 12th-March-2004, 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe
If its their real business email addres and they just arent noticing your requests - give me their email address and ill mail bomb them (should incovenience for an hour or 2 - thousands of messages saying 'thankyou for taking me off your list - have sent this a few times so i know you've got the message )

Thanks for the offer of help

The offending address is ceroc@ceroc.com (or something similar)

They dont seem to want to take me of their mail list ... they must REALLY be keen for my attendance at their events

**RobC** · 13th-March-2004, 06:27 PM

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Originally posted by Gus
This may have been covered elsewhere ... but HELP!

I've received a number of emails from a UK organisation (that makes a change) and despite 2 emails back they still spam me. Under the new legislation, whats my next level of recourse? Anyone know? OH ... luckily its not Viagra, Penis extensions or slimming pills......

This page has a good summary of the new UK Spam laws as well as a link at the bottom to the full Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations 2003 and a link for how to make a complaint.

Good luck - If you do take this further I'd be very interested to know how you get on.

Rob

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CJ Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fife. Posts: 5,034 Status: No Status Rep Power: 6 Rep.: 1739	Spam: new legislation Goddamn it Gus!!!! You had my hopes all built up there!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thing is: you just know that any new laws are going to hammer the poor sucker who wasn't lucky enough to get a grip on new virus and his system has accidentally sent out lots of viruses, and completely ignore the penis extension, cheap mortgage, viagra, diploma, smut brigade. __________________ Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. www.readitandweep.net Risk more than others think safe; dream more than others think practical; care more than others think wise; desire more than others think possible.. ... then the Universe is yours.

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