State of Michigan sends out "anti-spam" letter

RawAlex · 2006-03-03, 03:52 PM

glowlite, there is no easy way to tell what is an MI address. Example, users from MI using AOL, or people who opted in while living in ohio who moved to MI, etc.

For these reasons, MI is attempting to regulate international business AT MY EXPENSE (at 7/10 of a cent per address, I would be looking at thousands of dollars to check existing clients, and an ongoing expense moving forward - for clients who have to comfirm opt in to get any mails (which I send VERY rarely if ever). I would have to check all user email addresses from all over the world because there is no simple way to determine if the user CURRENTLY is in MI.

It isn't anywhere near as easy as you might think.

Alex

2006-03-03, 03:52 PM	#7
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	glowlite, there is no easy way to tell what is an MI address. Example, users from MI using AOL, or people who opted in while living in ohio who moved to MI, etc. For these reasons, MI is attempting to regulate international business AT MY EXPENSE (at 7/10 of a cent per address, I would be looking at thousands of dollars to check existing clients, and an ongoing expense moving forward - for clients who have to comfirm opt in to get any mails (which I send VERY rarely if ever). I would have to check all user email addresses from all over the world because there is no simple way to determine if the user CURRENTLY is in MI. It isn't anywhere near as easy as you might think. Alex