I understand their concern, but there has to be a better way to handle situation than through bully tactics of elitist groups such as Spam Cop.

I've been a target of their guilty until innocent tactics and no matter how many times I prove that I've spammed no one they twist situation into it being my fault.

They remind me of Spanish Inquisitors torturing "heretics" at stake, truth be damned. They twist wording of emails to make any answer wrong.

I don't know how in a country like America where we're innocent until proven guilty, it is just opposite with IRS and Spam Cop.

It's like an analyst asking a patient if they still hate their mother. There is no possible way to answer correctly.

It's time for marketers to wake up to fact that anyone is their target. They can cause you more hassles and affect your business for any reason or no reason.

Last year we almost got a SPAM law on books when House legislators approved their version of SPAM bill, H. R. 3113, "The Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2000", with a vote of 427-1.

However, it never came close to becoming law because Senate never even voted on it.

This year, there are already several attempts being made to place SPAM under law.

The most recognized is known as bill HR 95, which is a re-introduction of H. R. 3113 from last year and is named: "To protect individuals, families, and Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted electronic mail." http:/ homas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00095:

A SUMMARY AS OF: 1/3/2001--Introduced.

"Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001 - Amends Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for intentionally initiating transmission of any unsolicited commercial electronic mail message (message) to a protected computer in United States with knowledge that any domain name or other initiator identifying information contained in or accompanying such message is false or inaccurate.

Prohibits any person from sending such a message unless message contains a valid e-mail address, conspicuously displayed, to which a recipient may send notice of a desire not to receive further messages.

Makes it unlawful for a person to initiate transmission of such a message in violation of a policy regarding unsolicited commercial e-mail messages that complies with specified requirements, including requirements for notice and public availability of such policy and for an opportunity for subscribers to opt not receive such messages.

Directs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to notify violators under this Act, to prohibit further initiation of such messages, and to require initiator to delete names and e-mail addresses of recipients and providers from all mailing lists.

Provides a right of action by a recipient or provider against e-mail initiators who violate above requirements. "