Mike S wrote:
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> The change interferes with the delivery of email to a "protected
> computer," i.e. the computer of the person to whom the email is sent.
> The ISP's mail exchanger is simply an intermediary.
You have no right, without a contract, to *demand* transit service from
any ISP's mail exchanger. If you *have* a contract then read the fineprint carefully.
You probably delegated to your ISP the right to accept/reject SMTP connections carrying
emails nominally heading to your address/mailbox.
[..]
> The MAPS system does not, and cannot, distinguish between spam email
> and legitimate, addressee desired email.
True, but irrelevant to the question of who is authorized to protect what machines.
cheers,
gja
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