"David Hill" wrote in message
...
"...........Actually, no, it isn't. You are not a data holder under
either
of the two Acts if you simply reply to a message. If you disagree, please
post or Email a reference to the section of the Act that makes it
illegal........"

Actually the reference came from a programme on Radio 4 today dealing with
the above act, and it was given as one of the lesser known anomalies of
the
act, when they were stressing the need for it to be radically revised.

The act stinks with anomalies. Even the address list which Outlook Express
keeps for my personal use is not supposed to hold data on any person for
more than 30 days. In principle every user of OE should registrer with the
Data Protection Registrar.

Franz