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House Committee Debates Definition of "Spam Mail"

What constitutes "junk e-mail." A Missouri house committee is trying to define that very term. Kyle Elfrink has the story from Jefferson City.

The Consumer Protection committee is currently debating a bill restricting unsolicited commercial e-mail, commonly known as "spam mail." Chris Jais, a computer specialist, testified that there's a fine line between spam mail and legitimate e-mail ...

The meeting closed without a clear definition of what is "spam" mail. Future discussions hope to solve that problem.

From the state capitol, I'm Kyle Elfrink.