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	Spam Arrest is a spam filtering company ~~which~~ supplies a service to subscribers promising to cut down drastically on spam. It works ~~in the following way~~:		Spam Arrest is a spam-filtering company that supplies a service to subscribers, promising to cut down drastically on spam. It works as follows:

	The system requires the ~~user~~ to enter a pattern of letters (a CAPTCHA) to release an email. That sounds reasonable, but this release mechanism means ~~that~~ the ~~user~~ has automatically agreed to ~~their~~ licence agreement, ~~which is~~ in very small ~~print~~ and spaced so you have to scroll down to see it.		The system requires the sender to enter a pattern of letters (a CAPTCHA) to release an email. That sounds reasonable, but this release mechanism means the sender has automatically agreed to Spam Arrest's licence agreement, printed in very small text and spaced so you have to scroll down to see it.

	~~When~~ the ~~user agrees, they are~~ also ~~agreeing to idemnify~~ the company to the tune of $~~2000~~ for every single email they allow which ~~they~~ (not the ~~user~~) ~~deem~~ to be spam. The ~~user~~ doesn't waive ~~any~~ right of appeal, but ~~they are agreeing it has~~ to be ~~done~~ under US legal jurisdiction, with all that implies in terms of US legal costs ~~etc~~.		By agreeing, the sender also indemnifies the company to the tune of $2,000 for every single email they allow which the company (not the sender) deems to be spam. The sender doesn't waive their right of appeal, but agrees that disputes have to be dealt with under US legal jurisdiction, with all that implies in terms of US legal costs.

	This might be an unenforceable contract in the UK, but ~~should~~ anyone be caught by it~~, they'd not be able~~ to travel to anywhere under US jurisdiction if ~~this~~ company decided ~~(unilaterally)~~ that spam had been sent unless they were in a position to appeal any judgement.		This might be an unenforceable contract in the UK, but anyone caught by it could struggle to travel anywhere under US jurisdiction if the company unilaterally decided that spam had been sent, unless they were in a position to appeal any judgement.

	This particular company is called Spam Arrest but there are others that work similarly.		This particular company is called Spam Arrest, but there are others that work similarly.

	~~Some moderators of groups have decided to ban members using this and other spam filering companies as they consider it an unnecessary risk to their members who might reply to messages~~.

			Some community moderators have decided to ban members using Spam Arrest and other spam-filtering companies, considering it an unnecessary risk to their members who might reply to messages.

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Jacky at 12:40, 22 May 2011

2011-05-22T12:40:38Z

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	Spam Arrest is a spam filtering company which supplies a service to subscribers promising to cut down drastically on spam. It works in the following way:		Spam Arrest is a spam filtering company which supplies a service to subscribers promising to cut down drastically on spam. It works in the following way:

	The system requires the user to enter a pattern of letters (a CAPTCHA) to release an email. That sounds reasonable, but this release mechanism means the user has automatically agreed to their licence agreement, which is in very small print, and spaced so you have to scroll down to see it.		The system requires the user to enter a pattern of letters (a CAPTCHA) to release an email. That sounds reasonable, but this release mechanism means that the user has automatically agreed to their licence agreement, which is in very small print and spaced so you have to scroll down to see it.

	When the user agrees, they are also agreeing to idemnify the company to the tune of $2000 for every single email they allow which they (not the user) deem to be spam. The user ~~also waives~~ any right of appeal, ~~and agrees~~ to US legal jurisdiction		When the user agrees, they are also agreeing to idemnify the company to the tune of $2000 for every single email they allow which they (not the user) deem to be spam. The user doesn't waive any right of appeal, but they are agreeing it has to be done under US legal jurisdiction, with all that implies in terms of US legal costs etc.

	This might be an unenforceable contract in the UK, but should anyone be caught by it, they'd not be able to travel to anywhere under US jurisdiction if this company decided (unilaterally ~~and without appeal~~) that spam had been sent		This might be an unenforceable contract in the UK, but should anyone be caught by it, they'd not be able to travel to anywhere under US jurisdiction if this company decided (unilaterally) that spam had been sent unless they were in a position to appeal any judgement.

	This particular company is called Spam Arrest but there are others that work similarly.		This particular company is called Spam Arrest but there are others that work similarly.

Jacky at 22:35, 20 May 2011

2011-05-20T22:35:44Z

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	This particular company is called Spam Arrest but there are others that work similarly.		This particular company is called Spam Arrest but there are others that work similarly.

	Some moderators of groups have decided to ban members using this and other spam filering companies as they consider it an unnecessary risk to their members who might ~~replay~~ to messages.		Some moderators of groups have decided to ban members using this and other spam filering companies as they consider it an unnecessary risk to their members who might reply to messages.

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Spam Arrest is a spam filtering company which supplies a service to subscribers promising to cut down drastically on spam. It works in the following way:

The system requires the user to enter a pattern of letters (a CAPTCHA) to release an email. That sounds reasonable, but this release mechanism means the user has automatically agreed to their licence agreement, which is in very small print, and spaced so you have to scroll down to see it.

When the user agrees, they are also agreeing to idemnify the company to the tune of $2000 for every single email they allow which they (not the user) deem to be spam. The user also waives any right of appeal, and agrees to US legal jurisdiction

This might be an unenforceable contract in the UK, but should anyone be caught by it, they'd not be able to travel to anywhere under US jurisdiction if this company decided (unilaterally and without appeal) that spam had been sent

This particular company is called Spam Arrest but there are others that work similarly.

Some moderators of groups have decided to ban members using this and other spam filering companies as they consider it an unnecessary risk to their members who might replay to messages.

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