Well, this is the purpose of the SMTP mail rejector that Verisign
operates. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act ensures that they
will not ever divulge the contents of such mail.
--Dean
In Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Section 2511, it says:
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Sec. 2511. Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or
electronic communications prohibited
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter
any person who -
(a) intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or
procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept,
any wire, oral, or electronic communication;
[...]
(2)(a)(i) It shall not be unlawful under this chapter for an
operator of a switchboard, or on officer, employee, or agent of a
provider of wire or electronic communication service, whose
facilities are used in the transmission of a wire or electronic
communication, to intercept, disclose, or use that communication
in the normal course of his employment while engaged in any
activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of his
service or to the protection of the rights or property of the
provider of that service, except that a provider of wire
communication service to the public shall not utilize service
observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or service
quality control checks.
[...]
shall be punished as provided in subsection (4) or shall be
subject to suit as provided in subsection (5).
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It appears (2)(a)(i) limits lawful use to the "necessary incident
to the rendition of his service". This appears to imply that any
unnecessary incident would be unlawful, but that might be a too
narrow interpretation.
(Of course, I would consider Verisign's mail rejector an unnecessary
incident.)
Any thoughts?
/jr
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