On Wed, 7 Aug 1996 12:20:10 -0500 "Ingrid H. Shafer" <[log in to unmask]> said: >I know of one case (not involving me) in which a filtered indiviual >has threatened legal action and the listowners had to consult an >attorney. Whether this sort of nonsense will or will not stand up >in the courts, it can take its toll on listowners. As long as the >information is public and the filtered individuals are not public >figures they might sue for libel, defamation of character, or some >other tort category designed to protect people from public embarrasment >and possible resulting loss of income. As long as it is public knowledge that you kicked them off the list, they can sue for defamation of character. Eric