Re: All RCVD_IN_VALIDITY rules being applied to every email.

Nick Howitt <[email protected]> writes:

>> ... the account is free and then they hit you with an EULA that says
>> 
>>> The Services are available at the then-current rate. Customer shall
>>> pay all applicable fees when due as invoiced and, if fees are being
>>> paid via credit card or other electronic means, Customer authorizes
>>> Validity to charge fees using Customer’s selected payment method.
>> By my reading that means they can just decide to start charging you
>> and
>> you have no recourse?! Though the account is explicitly stated in huge
>> letters to be "free", so one hopes that would count as the "then-current
>> rate". The near-contradiction is unfortunate though, and there's no
>> indication about them having to tell you when they change their fees.
>> (Not that they could get any money from me without asking anyway.)
>> The account requires a 'company name', so I guess if you're an
>> individual you're... fucked?
>> 
> Sorry but this is conspiracy theory rubbish. You can open an account
> easily and use your name as a business. You can possibly easily put in
> "none" or "n/a" and the account is yours. No billing details or
> address details at all so how can they suddenly start billing?
>
> Just accept that if you want to start using their information for
> free, you will have to give a name and email address. You will also
> need to declare an IP address or CIDR, presumably for their whitelist.

That is not rubbish.  Terms that say you agree to pay are a serious
problem even if there is no credit card information on file.  That has
the strong appearance of the Service intending to create an enforceable
contract.   And a mandatory "company name" field appears to mean just
that.  Nix makes an entirely fair point.