Re: identity theft != spam

[Bill Woodcock <woody () pch net>]

      On Thu, 15 May 2003, Randy Bush wrote:
    > what is wrong with this picture?
    > this exemplifies the corporate and legislative attempt to confuse
    > spam == uce with forgery.  if they can make the latter the issue,
    > this leaves the way completely clear for unsolicited commercial
    > email from the corporate sector which now fills our post boxes with
    > ground trees.

Well, the issues are perhaps a little more complex than you're portraying
them.  J.I. and I spent the better part of two years working on the
California law, which has a similar provision.