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Not so usual, though, was self-confessed mass spammer Ronald Scelson, who said he also supported national legislation. It would, he claimed, make his operation, Scelson Online Marketing, legal.

Scelson said until six months ago, his bulk mailings for insurance, mortgages, vacations and automobiles contained valid return addresses, opt-out provisions and was clearly labeled as advertising. Since then, he said, "bullying" tactics by anti-spam groups have forced him to mask his e-mail identity and engage in the usual deceptive mailing practices of mass mailers to disguise their tracks.

He has a good point, if there were policed rules, *most* people would just ... follow them