Looks like Uncle Sam and Uncle IpSwitch screwed us over this week ;) Just kidding Ipswitch I love the product just should have named its 8.0 :)
Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Leske" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] New Bill says we have to store email for 90 days! > Oh no.. Sheldon you are somewhat correct. This radical movement on this > subject is honestly bad for isp & asp folks. If a user or company > looses income directly related to services purchased by you, the > isp/asp, then you will be sued and held liable for damages. I hope that > this 'idea' will never become law -- Government involvement in anything > computer related is a very serious mistake -- I have the right and 1st > hand knowledge to state this.. > > > ~Rick > > > Sheldon Koehler wrote: > > >>yeah, but if you read the amendments that have been attached to the bill, > >>they state that the government will compensate for expenses incurred by > >>conformity to the bill. > >>I don't think they realize how much money this will cost the taxpayer. > >> > > > > I did some more research myself. The 90 days is only if you notice something > > suspicious and you only need to log everything for that person(s). > > > > This may actually turn into a favorable bill. It gives us as ISP's the right > > to monitor a suspicious user without a court order. We need not divulge the > > information, but we are protected from liability while collecting it waiting > > for the search warrant to be produced. > > > > Time will only tell what it will look like once it gets voted on though... > > > > Sheldon > > > > > > Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner http://www.tenforward.com > > Ten Forward Communications 360-457-9023 > > Nationwide access with neighborhood support! > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time > > to pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > to be removed from this list. > > > > An Archive of this list is available at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
