Re: [cobalt-users] Off topic: Legal question concerning suspended hosting accounts

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the  safe way to suppend a site and  not get in legal  in all states is  to
put a   message  that  simply  states this site is presently not available
please contact  tech  support  @  what ever number  if you you need  further
help 
 this will cause the  client to call you  and then  you can discuss the
problem with them and  not  violate  any law  of any of the states



on 4/13/00 2:04 AM, Jeff Lasman at jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Steven Werby wrote:
> 
>> But,
>> was the message I posted illegal?  I suppose I could have said "site.tld has
>> been suspended due to violation of company policies".  Or is that illegal
>> too?
> 
> Perhaps "illegal" is too strong a word.
> 
> I was going to write you and let you know it wasn't a good idea to
> explain the reason you were suspending the site.
> 
> I chose not to.
> 
> Perhaps I was wrong.
> 
> Collection law is quite specific, does vary from state to state, and in
> many states if you don't follow the law you lose your right to collect.
> 
> IANAL, but OPMA (other penalties may apply <wry grin>).
> 
> Jeff