The STARTTLS filter was merely a tool used to divert and tap the traffic. It is the latter which is over the line. randy, on a teensy non-computer On Nov 29, 2014, at 15:17, John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
i think of it as an intentional traffic hijack. i would be talking to a lawyer.
If the lawyer says anything other than that 47 USC 230(c)(2)(A) provides broad immunity for ISP content filtering, even if the filters sometimes screw up, you need a new lawyer.
Filtering STARTTLS on port 587 is pretty stupid, but not everything that's stupid is illegal.
R's, John
PS: I know enough technical people at Comcast that I would be extremely surprised if it were Comcast doing this. There's plenty not to like about the corporation, but the technical staff are quite competent.