Cyndi Norwitz writes: > I appreciate your input. I am curious what other server owners/ > ISP's do. From the talk on this list, it would seem that any > restriction on what listowners can do is considered a violation.
Well, I wouldn't go so far as to call it a violation, but I would not want to work under such restrictions myself. > Assuming you ran a system with users you didn't know well enough to > judge, what sorts of options would you consider implementing? If > any... I think that probably what I would consider doing if the market would bear it, and courts would enforce it, is restrict mass subscription privileges to people willing to pay upfront for a multi-year contract, or who pay substantially higher prices for a premium service. If they violate the TOS, they get no refund. If they've been well-behaved but want out early, I'd pay them back pro rata. I also wouldn't advertise the service beyond the bare minimum ... only people who ask for it get it. But somebody who's been around for years and is running a reputable list, hey, that's not that hard to check. I would think it would be easy enough for them to find out that much about you and your service; I think they *do* know you well enough. I'm not criticizing their policy, especially if they're inexpensive, though. Making such judgments is not cheap. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9
