On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If they are notified that they are an > accessory to a crime and do not take any > action, then doesn't this make the provider > liable to criminal charges?
You would think it would. But who bothers to prosecute? No one. > Did you really inform the provider's legal department of > this fact or did you just send an email to some dumb droids in the > abuse department? Yes and I was told they would not do anything unless they received a subpoena or law enforcement forced them to shut it down, and that if I wanted action I should talk to the police instead. > Quite frankly, I don't consider messages to > the complaints/abuse department to be "notice". > How long does it take to find a head office > fax number and draft up a legalistic looking > "notice" document addressed to their legal > department? Not long, but its a waste of time because they wont do anything anyway. The only way to get their attention is with blacklists. -Dan