Wired: Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam

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The naysayers were bound to come forward en masse, and this article focuses solely on those who say the Can-Spam act will actually lead to more spam. So who's to gain? Spam filter sellers are salivating. Critics of the bill say loopholes will legitimize unsolicited commercial e-mail.

There's not really a law that could be created that would negatively impact the amount of spam coming in. But isn't it nice to know our legislators feel our pain? Congress actually has the best anti-spam measure out there: hiring personal assistants to go through their email and then just show them the important stuff.