From Minnesota Public Radio, this is Future Tense for Wednesday July 19th. I'm Jon Gordon. Today, Microsoft and digital media. First the news... --- Consumers might have an easier time keeping spam out of their email inboxes under a bill passed by the House. The bill requires those sending unsolicited commercial electronic (UCE) mail messages to provide a valid return electronic mail address so recipients can serve notice that they want to be taken off the mailing list. The bill includes stiff fines for spammers. The Senate has not yet voted on the measure. --- Microsoft says researchers have found a new way to infect Microsoft Outlook e-mail. Unlike other viruses, the e-mail user need not click on an attachment or read the mail to activate the virus. Simply downloading one's e-mail is enough. Microsoft says it's working on a fix.