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RoadRunner Co-Opting "Organization" Headers

Posted by timothy on from the you-are-what-you-subscribe-to dept.

Dusty Rhodes writes: "AOL-Time Warner cable Internet Provider RoadRunner has begun co-opting the 'Organization' line of Usenet headers, replacing whatever information a user enters with 'Organization: Road Runner - (location).' All RoadRunner customers nationwide, including business customers, have had their organization identity hijacked with no disclosure whatsoever, much less an opt-in or even an opt-out. Nothing in their TOS or AUP. Nada."

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  1. They are your ISP by matth · · Score: 0, Redundant

    While there may be ethical questions about this type of thing. They are your ISP and you are using THEIR machines, hence they may do as they wish. If you aren't happy, tuff beans, you can go to another ISP. It's like the orbs system. While I think it was a total nightmare sometimes, if a sys-admin wanted to run it and block a computer system from sending him mail, that's his business and he has everyright to do that. Just as I have every right to do what I want in my front lawn (including putting up signs which read "No Fjordboys or Females"), an ISP has every right (though perhaps not ehtical) to block others from sending mail to/from them, and do whatever they want to incoming/outgoing data.