Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]> wrote and quoted one of her list subscribers' comments to her: >>And yes, of course you can deny me access from this address and this >>server. But were you to do so in what I considered an unreasonable, >>arbitrary, unjust or discriminatory manner, you can bet your bottom dollar >>that you wouldn't have heard the last of the matter! I really really wish >>you hadn't felt it necessary to make those statements re access. You must >>know that I won't be persuaded by threats now or ever. It ups the ante >>enormously to start wielding big sticks in discussion. And the whole thing >>surely is about persuasion.." There is probably no legal precedent in this regard. The Internet is still a wild, untamed frontier legally, and that's just within the US, to say nothing of transnationally. It stands to reason that chances are extremely remote that a person would 1) succeed in such a suit and 2) want to come to the US or hire an attorney here to bring a suit over such a trivial matter. It sounds like you are dealing with a couple of control freaks who like to bully others. It's your list, and you are providing a tremendous public service (as most list owners do) for little or no thanks most of the time. You should have little or no tolerance for those who make your life miserable as you help others. They are guests in your house. If it were my list I would give both subscribers one warning to cease and desist their public behavior toward each other and their private behavior and threats toward you (regardless of what they say). Tell them that no further warnings will be given for transgressions and that your reponse will be an immediate unsub or filtering of them both. Another option is to just put your list on "hold" for a period of time (like a week) to allow cooling off and explain to everyone what's going on. In the case of your list, that means that it's 1700 irritated people against 2, and that pent up subscriber ire is a powerful weapon for you that you can use as a last resort. Fortunately, it sounds as though the persons involved are not kooks intent on bothering you or your list from behind a pantheon of fake addresses that you have to continually block one at a time as they play cat and mouse with you. In other words, if you blocked them from their current addresses, it would probably be a pain for them to resubscribe under other ones. This is a major point in your favor (and you can help keep it that way by setting your header to Subscription= Open,Confirm). Again, be strong, remember that you're in charge of your own list, and put your foot down on the idiots. Good luck. -- John