In the last mail Murph Sewall said: > > It seems to me that we HAVE reached a point that requires legislative > action (at least for lists, newgroups, and hosts in the U.S.) comparable to > that already enacted covering automated telemarketing and junk fax. I've > written my own Congressional representative. I encourage everyone else to > do likewise (enough mail to enough congressional offices is likely to have > some effect). ARE there any lists & newsgroups `in the US'? DOn't all such lists soon start operating internationally? WHat has US law got to do with me? That's a serious question. THe net requires international regulation if it requires any. I hope it doesn't (but hopes are often dispppointed) Stephen Clark Liverpool University, UK [log in to unmask]