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EU Officials Consider Spam Ban

European Union officials are considering an enforcement scheme and other challenges presented by legislation that would prohibit the sending of unsolicited commercial e-mail. The officials favor the establishment of an opt-in system for the receipt of spam..

European Union ponders crackdown on spam, Nando Times, January 10, 2001.
EC Debates Opt-In Vs. Opt-Out, DMNews, January 24, 2001.