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Summary: I had to giggle this morning when I saw the headline: "EMail Service Blocks Pornography and Spam Based Upon FTC CAN-SPAM Criteria" Ok, the FTC CAN-SPAM criteria is that you have to put "Sexually Explicit" in the subject line of pornographic mailings, and, eventually, "ADV" ...

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I had to giggle this morning when I saw the headline:

“EMail Service Blocks Pornography and Spam Based Upon FTC CAN-SPAM Criteria”

Ok, the FTC CAN-SPAM criteria is that you have to put “Sexually Explicit” in the subject line of pornographic mailings, and, eventually, “ADV” or something similar in the subject line of non-explicit mailings, which otherwise fall under the regulations of CAN-SPAM.

So, essentially, this service is announcing their ability to filter on key words in the subject line.

Wow.

And I’ll bet the PTO issues them a patent on it.

EMail Service Blocks Pornography and Spam
Based Upon FTC CAN-SPAM Criteria

Anti-Spam Software Provider Announces Nothing New

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