--- From: "S.F." <declanat_private> To: <declanat_private> Subject: The House of Lords debates spam. Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 01:28:06 -0400 With all of the spam talk, I though you might enjoy this in case you haven't seen it: http://www.silicon.com/news/500022-500001/1/4059.html?nl=d20030508 However, confusion with the tinned meat appeared to be a genuine obstacle to serious discussion for some Lords in attendance. Lord Renton asked: "Will the Minister explain how it is that an inedible tinned food can become an unsolicited email, bearing in mind that some of us wish to be protected from having an email?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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