Are ASEM's now illegal in New Zealand?

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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:28 pm

From the local news:

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Law to tackle unwanted spam passed
NZPA | Wednesday, 28 February 2007

The Government's anti-spam bill was passed last night with a promise it would help stem the avalanche of unwanted e-mails clogging New Zealand in-boxes.

Communications Minister David Cunliffe said when he introduced the Unsolicited Electronic Messages bill, spam made up to 80 per cent of e-mail traffic worldwide.

Mr Cunliffe said last night the law would contribute to an international crackdown on spam and prevent New Zealand becoming a haven for spammers.

The bill bans unsolicited electronic messages and requires senders of commercial messages to include accurate sender information and allow recipients to unsubscribe.

It also bans porn spam, which provides links to websites.

Those who breach the bill face a tough regime of fines.

Critics have said it will do little to stem the flow of spam – most of which comes from offshore.

But Mr Cunliffe said it was important New Zealand was not seen as a soft touch for spammers.
*SNIP*

http://www.stuff.co.nz/3976318a11.html

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:17 pm

They wouldn't be on the address lists that *I* use if they hadn't already contacted me. Well, us. If they send mail to an anti-spammer/scammer group, do you think they can claim that the responses are unsolicited? Twisted Evil

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:32 am

The way I see it, I access an international email server to send my "unsolicited email". I believe backtracing the IP resolves to the US.

Seeing as it doesnt originate here I claim ignorance.

Now I'm off to the supermarket to give my son a hiding.

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:53 am

I doubt one would have to worry about a genuione ASEM as a prosecution or charge would be highly unlikely. The meat of the bill as it were is unsoliceted COMMERCIAL emails, which is a far cry from baiting

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:08 am

[moan] Yeah, but "sigh" another thing we cant do. I can see in 50 years when you get to 10 or whatever they've dropped the drinking age to by then, we'll be given a list of things we *can* do. 1984 here we come.[/moan]

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:49 pm

Kickstart wrote:

Now I'm off to the supermarket to give my son a hiding.

Watch out for Sue bradford then mate! Laughing

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:21 pm

^^^ Kiwi in-joke(s)??

Edit: Wikipedia is your friend.

She's a busy woman!

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As of 2005 she is the Green Party spokesperson on ACC, Agriculture, Buy Kiwi-Made, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Economic Development, Gambling, Housing, Industrial Relations, Internal Affairs, Mental Health, National Library and Archives, Racing, Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Small Business and Social Development.

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:53 am

^^^ That's because she one of those people who has an opinion on everything.

I suppose it gives them something to spend that $11 billion tax surplus on.

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:56 pm

Sorry Mike, she also got a bill passed the other day that makes it illegal to give your child a slap on the wrist or a kick up the backside.

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Let's not head down the political route everyone. Wink

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