Spam, too, became an electronic byproduct and not just a canned one, a problem that took AOL years to address.

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The CAN-SPAM Act, which is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, established our first national standards for sending electronic mail.

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Most bulk mail programs used to manage mailing lists, promotions and other forms of electronic marketing have a test tool that will work out what chance the messages have of getting through industry-standard spam filters.

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