RE: CAPTCHA over smtp (yet another spam solution to discuss)

Benjamin R. Haskell wrote on Saturday, November 18, 2006 3:15 AM -0500:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006, Seth Goodman wrote:
>
> >
> > At least in the U.S., you are not permitted to record a phone
> > conversation without the consent of all parties.
> >
>
> I thought this was wrong when I read it, but it turns out to depend on
> what state you're in. In 38 states (and D.C.), recording a phone
> conversation is legal with the consent of a single participant [1].
> But, those 12 exceptions include 5 of the top 7 by population. Using
> 2005 census estimates[2], 39% of the U.S. population is covered by
> "all-party consent".
>
> [1] - http://rcfp.org/taping/
> [2] - http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2005-01.csv

Wow, thanks for the up-to-date information.  It says that where I live,
anyone can tape and divulge a conversation they participate in without
informing the other folks.  Thanks again for correcting my
misconception.

--
Seth Goodman