My initial reaction: Does the law in any way imply this mail address has to be provided for free? If not then I don't see any real problem on the surface. It just means we have to offer the opportunity to keep the mail address functioning for a fee. That said, what does occur to me is what happens when we've closed someone's account for email abuse (e.g., a spammer)? That thought might be extended to non-payment, if an account is closed for non-payment is there any further obligation under this law? I assume sane heads will prevail in such cases but until then this might conceivably create a loophole for some miscreant to harass the provider. As a general rule miscreants often have no shame. I suppose the whole forwarding / spamblocking issue arises but that's not any different than any service which allows forwarding. -- -Barry Shein The World | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Dial-Up: US, PR, Canada Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo*