The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Charged with Enforcement of the "You CAN-SPAM Act"

FTC Unveils New E-mail Address for Deceptive Spam: Spam@uce.gov     The Federal Trade Commission receives about 300,000 samples of deceptive spam – forwarded by computer users – each day, and stores it in a database. The FTC and its law enforcement partners use the database to generate cases against people who use spam to spread false or misleading information about their products or services. To better handle the high volume of spam forwarded to the database, the FTC recently opened a new email box – SPAM@UCE.GOV. The old email address (uce@ftc.gov) will be phased out.     The FTC’s spam database has served as the basis for FTC cases involving pyramid schemes, money-making chain letters, credit card scams, credit repair scams, bogus weight-loss plans, fraudulent business opportunities, and other scams that were promoted via email.          Federal Trade Commission. July 28, 2004

"Anybody who relies on permission email campaigns had better put their coffee cups down and go tell the Federal government what they think about CAN-SPAM regulations that can hurt your business."     "The Federal Trade Commission just issued a request for information in the rulemaking process for enforcing the new law. You can send paper comments, but the fastest way is to fill in the questionnaire the FTC provided."     Article at marketingsherpa.com. March 11, 2004:          New Useful link: Feds Seeking Your Advice on CAN-SPAM.     The Federal Register Publication:          Federal Register: March 11, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 48)