On the heels of Gov. Gray Davis and the California spam law, the Massachusetts Senate yesterday unanimously approved legislation that would fine companies up to $500 for every unsolicited message they send.

The bill, which state Sen. David Magnani, D-Framingham, helped create, would require marketers to include the letters "ADV" in the heading of e-mail advertisements or the letters "ADLT" for sexually explicit, adult-oriented messages. Magnani said Internet service providers could use the headings in subject lines to filter out unwanted spam. Read Article >> Posted by: DTB at 3:57 PM  |  Permalink