Mntsnow
10-10-2003, 7:30 AM
Federal representatives are doing their best to rid Australian inboxes of junk email - for their own benefit as much as anyone elses.
Opposition consumer spokesman Alan Griffin told parliament he had received four emails about Viagra in one day, and colleague Michael Hatton was even spammed by his party, which was "not the way to go".
A bill to ban spam, or unsolicited email, passed the House of Representatives yesterday, but even if it makes it through the Senate, the Government admits it will not completely rid us of the phenomenon.
Read more (http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7512499%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html)
Opposition consumer spokesman Alan Griffin told parliament he had received four emails about Viagra in one day, and colleague Michael Hatton was even spammed by his party, which was "not the way to go".
A bill to ban spam, or unsolicited email, passed the House of Representatives yesterday, but even if it makes it through the Senate, the Government admits it will not completely rid us of the phenomenon.
Read more (http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7512499%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html)