<div dir="ltr"><div><div>And if you do pay google, their terms are that<br></div>their liability is limited to the amount you paid.<br><br></div>In my case, that's $5 a year.<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Rick Moen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com" target="_blank">rick@linuxmafia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">Quoting Tony Godshall (<a href="mailto:togo@of.net">togo@of.net</a>):<br>
<br>
> The whole e-mail left on servers you don't own<br>
> being considered abandoned and fair game is quite an issue<br>
<br>
</div>Not entirely right.<br>
<br>
As a customer, you are owed legally enforceable duties of fair dealing<br>
and protection of your interests. Also, the company is motivated to<br>
provide that protection, not at all costs and to only the degree that<br>
other interests don't override that pressure, but it's a significant<br>
protection.<br>
<br>
As a non-customer (e.g., a GMail user), you don't have that.<br>
<br>
As always, the best way to prevent abuse is to make it impossible, e.g.,<br>
to keep your Internet traffic out of the hands of people likely to<br>
behave badly with it.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> It's no surprise to many of us but I imagine the<br>
> publicity is valuable if it moves public policy/<br>
<br>
</div>Don't hold your breath waiting.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>--<br>Best Regards.<br>This is unedited.<br>
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