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Send messages in violation of the USA CAN-SPAM Act or any other applicable anti-spam law.
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"Runs Maillist, Listserv, any form of auto-responder or "spam" on Substack, or any processes that run or are activated while you are not logged into SubstackExcerpt from Substack's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “Runs Maillist, Listserv, any form of auto-responder or "spam" on Substack, or any processes that run or are activated while you are not logged into Substack”
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