Alperin, Glenn writes: > >This person is known for sueing. My question is this. Can a listowner be > >sued for restricting someone's access to a public list? In this case, the > >listowner lives in a different country than the person who is the > >aggravator. > > > >Have you all dealt with this before? If so, any suggestions, to the list and > >to me privately, would be of great help. I feel threatened, and do not know > >what is best to do in this situation. As of this date, both parties have > >told me that they are considering legal action, ....( one against the > >other for her public redressing, and the other towards me and my co owner for > >restricting her access to the list, should we decide to do that.) > > As far as I am concerned, this person has chosen to join your list, for > whatever reasons, and must therefore abide by the rules set for the list > by you (and your co-owner(s) if any) as list-owners. If they choose not > to abide by your rules for the list, they can go elsewhere and rant and > rave all they want, but they do not, I repeat, DO NOT have the right to > tell you how to run YOUR list. Thtat decision is up to you. Also, do you PAY to run the list? Alot of people have to pay to get a listserv, unless it is for school or business. If you're paying, that's the same as if you own a business. You can refuse any business you want, or tell anyone that they aren't welcome there. Bryan Fritchie - mailto:[log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.users.nwark.com/~bryan/ --------------------------------------------------------------- "God can do more in a moment, than you could ever do in a lifetime." - Dr. Ronnie Floyd First Baptist Church of Springdale, AR http://www.fbc-springdale.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------