Re: [cobalt-users] suspended website/email forwarding

["wcstaff" <wcstaff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To finish up this thread:
It is not illegal to shut down a website for non-payment and stop all
services, including mail forwarding. Your client is paying you for a service
that included the mail forwarding. Since they did not pay, you suspended
their website, which included the mail forwarding. Just like the phone
company, you have the right to suspend or terminate the service for
non-payment, especially if you have a contract stating so.
now, when it comes to the power company, if they turn your power off and you
have a legitimate reason why it should not be turned off, even for non
payment, such as iron lung, home dialysis or any other life threatening
medical situation, watch how fast they turn your power on, even if you owe
them money.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Smith" <cobaltdude2002@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 4:46 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] suspended website/email forwarding


>
>
> > "alan@" <alan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > How about un-checking the 'accept email for domain' ?
> > > Or removing the mx records from the dns ....
> > > As well as suspending the site of course.
> >
> > Keep in mind that if MX records cannot be found many SMTP servers
> > will
> > deliver to the domain itself (as in the IP address specified by the A
> > record
> > for the domain).
> >
> > --
> > Steve Werby
> > President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
> > http://www.befriend.com/
>
> Thanks to all who answered...rarely do we have clients who fail to pay
> on time, but I needed to make a point to this particular client (and
> the point was well taken)....all your suggestions are good and now I
> know *why* forwarding still worked on a suspended site. I took the
> simplest solution - removed the forwarding email address - and noticed
> that emails did indeed bounce afterward. As for being sued, I'm sure
> there's probably a lawyer that would take the case - but, we provide a
> service for which the client had not paid, and like anything else
> (phone, electric, etc), I don't think the client would have had a leg
> to stand on - but court time sure would mess up my schedule.
>
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