From: Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 10:09:18 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Ga Law/No False Identity
Message-ID: <199606280630.XAA16312@cygnus.com>
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>>:  It shall be unlawful for any person, ... to transmit any data 
>>:  through a computer network ... if such data uses any individual 
>>:  name, ... to falsely identify the person, ... 

You don't have to falsely identify yourself to do spam canceling -
in addition to the header saying
        From: Spammer <president@whitehouse.gov>
you can put in a header with your real name
        Really-From: Mario Greymist <mario@luigi.com>
or put your real name in the body, or a nym you use (e.g. Cancelpoodle)
with an explanation that you're cancelling the spam posted by the
spammer.

>>Spamming aside, this strikes at my privacy and choice of anonymity. 
Well, of course - it's an offensively bogus law for a variety of reasons :-)

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