What are the laws for sending unsolicited marketing email with email addresses I found on websites?

I would be using Outlook, not a giant bulk mailing system, do I have to have an opt out link? Is it legal to send these emails in the first place? My service is aimed at a certain business sector and is a no cost program…

What do I need to run an email marketing business with my own code?

I love sending newsletters and email campaigns to double-opt-in subscribers on my website. I use a code that works on my hosting service (however I dont have access to the bounced reports and other important features). Now I will like to offer my program as a service to small businesses which might be interested on email marketing.

Where can I hire a mail server that allows me to send bulk mail and keep the earnings.

*This business model is used in a greater scale by other websites (icontact.com or aweber.com for instance).

Do you have any suggestion?

Thank you for your help.

I received a “Yahoo Mail Alert” email – Is this legitimate?

From: “Yahoo! Member Service”

To: “Yahoo! Member Service”

Dear Valued Member,

Account Alert

Dear Valued Member,

Due to the congestion in our Yahoo servers, there would be removal of all unused Yahoo Accounts.You will have to confirm if your E-mail is still active by filling out your login info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

Username:……………………..
Password:………………………
Date of Birth:…………………..
Country :………………………..

After updating your account information,your account will not be interrupted and will continue to work as normal.Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account before two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

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*Not all viruses can be detected and cleaned. Please be aware that there is a risk involved whenever downloading email attachments to your computer or sending email attachments to others and that, as provided in the Terms of Service, neither Yahoo! nor its licensors are responsible for any damages caused by your decision to do so.

Please reply to this message. This is a service email related to your use of Yahoo! Mail. To learn more about Yahoo!’s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! Mail is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

is this spam or legitimate yahoo email?

I just got this email from Yahoo. I’m very reluctant to email someone my yahoo ID and password – seems like junk to me, but I don’t want my account closed. Here’s the email

Dear Valued Member,

Account Alert

Dear Valued Member,

Due to the congestion in our Yahoo servers,there would be removal of all unused Yahoo Accounts.You will have to confirm if your E-mail is still active by filling out your login info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

Username:……………………..
Password:………………………
Date of Birth:…………………..
Country :………………………………….

After updating your account information,your account will not be interrupted and will continue to work as normal.Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account before two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

Email Marketing Preferences
Review, change, or opt out of the email messages you receive from Yahoo!

For your reference:
Yahoo! Terms of Service
Yahoo! Privacy Policy

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