Re: [cobalt-users] costum suspended site error page?

["Steelhead" <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

no top posting, look below
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From: "Michael Aronoff" <ma@xxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:19 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] costum suspended site error page?


> Thom wrote:
> >One reason NOT to make a public announcement of a site being suspended
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> When I suspend a site I put up a page that says the site is not
> available (I give no reason) and that information requests from anyone
> but the owner will be ignored.  I leave the e-mail active until they
> transfer the site.
>
> This eliminates the e-mails you don't like (or at least you can ignore
> them). You now need to leave e-mail active because recent court cases
> seem to be saying that if you interfere with mail delivery you can be
> liable (i.e. it is sitting in their pop box but they cannot get to it)
> for business they lose as a direct result.
>
> I have found these clients leave quickly when I notify them of the
> situation.  And universally they appreciate I leave the e-mail working
> until they transfer.  It keeps totally pissed clients to a minimum.
>
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> Michael Aronoff - CIIC, Inc.
> Calabasas, CA
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this sounds like a better policy, Personally I am inclined to cut off mail,
but it is not a bad notion to leave it intact for only a limited period, say
2 weeks to 1 month.  Thanks for the New View on the issue

Bill