Aussie anti-spam law working, NZ to follow suit

Microsoft says the compulsory unsubscribe facility, when applied to all messages from a multifaceted company, is too complex to manage reliably. It suggested that the facility should be actionable on a business-unit or product-line basis, typically requiring several unsubscribe requests from a user who wished to get no more messages from the company.

Electronic Frontiers Australia, by contrast, suggested that the requirement be tightened, to allow all personnel within a recipient's business unit to be able to unsubscribe with one request.

DCITA, however, opts to continue with the requirement in its current form.

Minister of IT and communications David Cunliffe has introduced anti-spam legislation here in New Zealand which is based, in part, on the Australian model. That bill is still proceeding through parliament.