-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On Thu, 2021-01-21 at 08:54 -0500, Chris via mailop wrote: > On 2021-01-21 07:26, Jim Popovitch via mailop wrote: > > On Thu, 2021-01-21 at 13:08 +0100, Alessandro Vesely via mailop wrote: > > > So yes, perhaps it's not extortion. We may call it demanding money with > > > menaces, exaction, extraction, blackmail... > > > > Lot's of things in life require payment(s), or purchase of addon > > equipment, depending on your circumstances in life, your living > > arrangements, or your location. If you are in a high-crime area your > > mortgage insurance will probably require you to purchase an alarm, or if > > your home is prone to house fires, a smoke detector. Then there are > > taxes, fees, licenses, etc. Life is self is pay-to-play, whether you > > realize it or not. > > Demanding a payment to protect someone from a threat, that you > *yourself* create is called a "protection racket" - classic extortion. > > "Pay us for protection", when it really means "pay us or we'll [break > your knees|set your house on fire|break your windows...]" isn't > insurance, and can get you arrested.
Neither of those situations describe the reality of what uceprotect is doing. They are saying that if you choose to operate in a shady area, they will, for a payment, whitelist your address so that you can send email. Historically, email delivery was always tied to knowing who the sender was. This has been going on for decades, even with folks like Barracuda. It's never been about the $$, it's always been about identifying the responsible party. - -Jim P. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEE3RmV4WutJ2KyCS2zPcxbabkKGJ8FAmAJicoACgkQPcxbabkK GJ9J4RAAgy/aqivPvN9uyjzYmz0AvhKhddxa92DLEoh4FGmDYocWGHIvXTPsbhGV fYsbU4byKEx+UkrBhXACKTU3cmpe+2TmGBRlZKDATXS8zuYujlmDm9VCt9gL5nsR nMBnZ4lIkx/is57n4cnxPnFFISrNnrLvfnkiCc9Ob5JWI9Fe1uTM3LMxFKSbwGqs PMIv6HDNKmsDAaiyHDpho1BcUvzC1t7YWEWZApmpk7wl8n281ZUqmyirYgRqmUq0 tVkd0BnyDGMZqF5dDOn0Av34x9z51+iDmaMPnMiAQIFfoDfQ7+9TRz4GpXtKlONU azDEeoWMCXtzXTjvhc/FbPdMPtSLSozq3qmfYMtCu8uubdVaJvJYE3siztAWewBM mHN9AtMSlQY/LKtG/xlLo2h7kzM12VpbYlZLv4iLDMOLt0ih2MN0hDu+cNMOI6/Y AzVXjTW1tUxBoyCfOWqXsLpbt1cY+QyScuE201sGcr1pe8wGrXCdvcmTMo446ogA idmVFqjywYq6G4Op2ZBeiaUU0y/MVQt2oFk9DYN67mNvTpOJOHy4OL3oPxFTiA8m AtBvEBhKLW3FC84Weehxrxl3LeymNV1ElWtknpAQXCk8ZEF54bF6PG46DhEy897i fzEiRa68pFr4br7nimhNuMou5eZ4f2ssMPZh56cmtlgcJlGRu10= =LKhQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop
