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10 September 2001
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Euro MPs plan ban on spam – It looks like there may be a U turn from the bone-headed position championed by a Labour MEP, Michael Cashman. Earlier this year an EU committee backed a proposal to allow companies to send emails to customers unless the customers opted out of receiving them. Fortunately, a majority of MEPs voted to force companies to wait for an “opt in” and sent the proposed bill back to committee.1100 ringtone nokia composernokia free ringtone 3395 phonenokia download 3587i ringtonefree 6101 nokia mp3 ringtone3590 polyphonic free nokia ringtoneringtone 8181ringtone a1american ringtones results idol Maplesbian free moviesex free lesbian movies onclips movie hardcore free fuckingmovies pussy freeflash maker movielolita moviesamc movie theatershardcore movies Map

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Clever Web Tricks (cont.) – how to put a mailto: link to your email address without letting spammers get at it. Visit this page, which converts your email address text into text that browsers will understand but “spiders” which try to capture email addresses will not. My mailto using this technique comes out as “mailto:%64%61%76%69%64%40%64%61%76%69%64%62%72%61%6b%65%2e%6f%72%67” but works as normal: david at davidbrake dot org. If this doesn’t work with your browser or you see another problem with it, please let me know!