[thelist] DSL-based hosting & email

Scott Dexter sgd at ti3.com
Mon Aug 21 19:02:04 CDT 2000


> Thsi indicates to me that legally I am unable to set up mailserver 
> activities for my webhosted clients.  My question:  is this legalese 
> bafflegab, or is PSINet likely to enforce if I indeed go ahead and 
> set up mailserver access?

Assume they would enforce it. Especially since hosting a website is fine
(and they probably don't expect you to draw a ton of traffic, in which case
they'd strongly request you move it to their servers), but hosting email is
a burden because of the potential traffic loads, not to mention PSINet is
covering their asses if they shut you down cause you were running a spam
server

> 
> On a purely functional level:  how would PSINet be able to discern 
> that I had indeed gone ahead and set up a mailserver?
> 

They'd literally see the activity going back and forth. They say don't do
it, don't do it. I'm sure PSINet is willing to work with you (read: charge
more) if you want to provide email services for your clients, just be aware
that doing so may mean letting PSINet be the mail host, not you.

Hope this helps--
sgd
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