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| | Wired News: Net Gurus Rally Anti-Spam Forces |
 | | There are hundreds, if not thousands, of mailing lists, message boards and anti-spam organizations already fighting junk e-mail, but experts say the new research group is uniquely positioned to effect real change on a large scale. |
 | | The ASRG will solve this problem, according to its charter, by generalizing the problem into "consent-based communication" whereby "an individual or organization should be able to express consent or lack of consent for certain communication and have the architecture support those desires." |
 | | Although the ASRG's charter says it will not specifically pursue research into legal issues of spam, Judge said he believes technical and legal solutions must work hand in hand. |
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