RE: [cobalt-users] Suspending Sites & Users

["Raymond K. Symons" <rksymons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Now, since their password and account are disabled, they can't FTP or POP.
>Disabling sendmail from receiving mail shouldn't be required, but procmail

I think someone touched on this earlier, but just about anywhere, it is *not
legal* to do any of this without following a certain protocol.

If an account is past due by a certain number of days, you must first send a
notification to the owner that they are past due, *and* you must give them
*reasonable* time to respond and make a payment.

If that fails, you disable the web site and send *another* notice that you
have done so and they must make their payment within - X - days or you will
suspend *all* services for a fixed period (30 days).

If, after following those steps, you still haven't received payment, you are
within your rights to delete the account.

The protocol is similar to evicting a tenant from a rental dwelling.  Don't
get yourself in a legal bind and open yourself up to lawsuits over something
like this.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, so I have to add the caveat that you should
speak to your own attorney to clarify just what applies in your case.  You
can chat with one at USLaw.com for a few bucks -- it would really be worth
it in the long run...

Regards,

rks