An appropriate response of those using these ISPs is to change ISPs, notify them of the reason, and file an individual, formal complaint w/the FCC (which is required to respond to individual complaints). In the aggregate, as well as individually, it is an effective statement of disapproval of such practices, by customers who are paying to use such systems.
Further consolidation of media and undermining of net neutrality will only worsen this practice. trina UPDATE: 09.20.07:12:noon:pdt: It looks like AOL has lifted their ban. While it's still pretty early, it looks like we convinced AOL that you do have the right to read what you want. Microsoft and Yahoo are still interfering. Microsoft is dug in and blatantly refusing to deliver messages, that's Hotmail, MSN, WebTV and who knows what else. Yahoo too while not communicating any position to us is sending a large portion of our communications to you to your junk mail folders, apparently according to complaints, even though readers are attempting to designate the newsletters as acceptable in the Yahoo mail interface. NOTE from earlier update (which refutes claims made that AOL was NOT interfering with the listserv): While AOL has been largely evasive and silent about their reasons for blocking communications, our server logs and complaints from subscribers illustrate a clear pattern of interference. Microsoft-Hotmail, while not being forthcoming about their actions to the subscribers involved, have stated to our administrators that they are in fact "throttling" and "blocking" our communications. Further, the Microsoft-Hotmail administrators inform us that they are blocking our communications to Truthout subscribers on their systems due to what they describe as our "reputation." Full update and contact info for ISPs at: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091307Z.shtml _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.isoc-ny.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
