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SPAM BILL COULD HARM ANONYMOUS E-MAIL

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From: United Press International
Date: 20010511
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United Press International
05-11-2001
Spam bill could harm anonymous e-mail

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Legislation currently before the House Judiciary Committee, designed to stop unwanted e-mail, dubbed spam, might actually roll back or eliminate the use of software for sending anonymous messages, an Internet expert said.

The committee has already heard industry testimony on H.R. 1017, the Anti-Spamming Act of 2001, sponsored by committee member Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-Va. Business executives said they preferred the bill to competing legislation that ...

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