[IP] Verizon Discovers The Cost Of Being Too Aggressive In Blocking Spam]
Begin forwarded message:
From: Chris Beck <cbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: April 3, 2006 6:04:12 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Fwd: Verizon Discovers The Cost Of Being Too Aggressive In
Blocking Spam]
Hi Dave,
I didn't see this fly by on IP -
"In late 2004 Verizon implemented a massive blocklist for DSL
customers, that
seemed to block a ton of email from outside the country -- with no
way to get
around the list. (their official response when informed of complaints
was that
people should use make a phone call if it was really important,
rather than
relying on email). Enough people were annoyed that a law firm jumped
on the
opportunity and put together a class action suit. The two sides have
agreed to a
basic settlement, so that Verizon DSL customers could be entitled to
a one-time
payout of $49 for the inconvenience. The lawyers, on the other hand,
would walk
away with $1.4 million."
<http://techdirt.com/articles/20060403/134222.shtml>
Cheers,
Chris
--
Chris Beck - http://pacanukeha.wordpress.com
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