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by bduerst 3921 days ago
The problem is the law doesn't specify how well the unsubscribe (opt-outs) have to work.

You could literally leave unsubscribe instructions to snail mail your email address to some location, and as long as you stopped emailing them 10 days after getting the mail you're okay.

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IANAL but that doesn't sound true.

"You can’t ... make the recipient take any step other than sending a reply email or visiting a single page on an Internet website as a condition for honoring an opt-out request." [1]

[1] https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/can...

You're right - I stand corrected.