>My first message was from the hip, sorry for that. But I still hold it >unlikely that Habeas would care very much if a lone user used Habeas in >private email without a license, especially outside of the US. It would >also be both easier and make more sense just to ask the offender to get a >license, rather than to go to court. Courts don't work the way you >americans are used ot here in Europe, at least not yet.
I'm just thinking, based on what I have read about their plans, that here in the USA, they might very well sue first, ask questions later. Even if you are a lone private user. The reason being, is to get "case law" into place on the idea. I could see them hitting a person, and small companies with fines for misuse. A small fine, something that the person or company is likely to pay rather than fight. That way, they set a precidence that the headers are enforced, and they get a stack of successful hits to use when they need to slam a spammer for huge dollars (ie: when they have to go to court for real against someone that will fight, because its a fight or go broke choice). But I'm not a lawyer, and I'm sure they already have a few in their pocket, with all their plans well set on how to proceed. Of all the anti-spam measures I have seen, this one to me shows the best promise as it can actually have some teeth and doesn't depend on weak, or non-existant anti-spam laws. The biggest problem will be getting people to support it and use it. I think I might head over and look into getting a license (and then make a hack with the headers for Emailer, and a Mail Action to color mail that already has the headers). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
