Verizon persists with their inept and totally mindless strategy against spam
by now calling it a policy against spam which in their dictionary is any
e-mail originating outside of the USA.

3 Verizon CSR told me last couple of days that it indeed is Verizon's policy
to block e-mails from outside of USA to reach their customers. When I tried
to let them know that I, pretty please, may actually heaven forbid little me
have some contacts (like friends and family and other minute utterly
unimportant people) outside of USA, I was told that in that case I have to
submit the domain names of these alleged proper e-mailers to Verizon for
their possible pre-approval and removal from Verizon's
foreigners-guilty-of-spamming-list-until-proved-otherwise-list.

While I tried to convince Verizon that I would have no way of knowing of all
domains belonging those individuals who in the foreign countries of Europe
might possibly want might want once in a blue moon send e-mails to me, I was
told and I quote "Verizon has the right to block e-mails from anybody they
so wish." So I have now positively being told my place and thus humbly
retire under the whatever rock I used to reside.

Just to level the playing field a bit though, I did file a complaint with
the Attorney General of Washington State against Verizon fraudulent practise
as I, as their paying customer have this very odd idea that in a contract
situation binding for both parties (I pay them -they provide service to me)
they are supposed to tell me if they all of a sudden change their part of
the agreement that might cause problems for me fully utilising the potential
of their contractually presumed service. And since I'm feeling possibly
somewhat foolishly bold tonight, I urge those of you who so feel inclined
and are Verizon customer to file similar complaints with your state Attorney
Generals as well.
Kaari
PS those who care to check it all out a bit mo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2005Jan18.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01...n_email_block/
http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,66226,00.html