Congress passed a new spam law that clears up any confusion about spam. Beginning on January 1st, 2004, many spammers better watch out, because the feds are out to get you! You really should read this article.

"On New Year's Day, Americans will wake up to more than a crushing hangover; they will have a new federal antispam law and, according to one commercial group, a new definition of spam. Representatives of the Direct Marketing Association said the CAN-SPAM Act, which President Bush signed into law Tuesday, settles any argument about the difference between spammers and legitimate e-mail marketers."