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more on Verizon blocks European email by default.
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:14:02 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: "Jonathan S. Shapiro" <shap () eros-os org> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:52:37 -0500 To: <dave () farber net> Subject: Re: [IP] Verizon blocks European email by default. [For IP] Dave: The last time I checked, all of the companies providing internet access (including Verizon) had terms in their contracts that guaranteed the users "unlimited access to the internet" or words to that effect. Spam blocking -- including blocking of port 25 -- violates such contracts. I have no objection to SPAM blocking offered to users as a service. Perhaps it should be offered as a no-charge service. Involuntary disruption of traffic is quite another matter. Also, I would be curious if someone more knowledgeable than I might comment on whether this wouldn't breach Verizon's ability to appeal to common carrier defenses against liability? If it does, then Verizon *may* have just became liable for carrying, say, Kazaa traffic... Jonathan Shapiro On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 15:29 -0500, David Farber wrote:
------ Forwarded Message From: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei () rsasecurity com> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:10:39 -0500 To: <dave () farber net> Subject: Verizon blocks European email by default. For IP, if you wish. Verizon has taken to blocking all email from Europe, in an attempt to reduce spam. Quote from Verizon to Wired: "If it's really important you might want to make a phone call." Peter Trei
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