Re: [Asrg] draft-irtf-asrg-bcp-blacklists-00

[Seth Breidbart <sethb at panix.com>]

>  In Canada, it's legal to give a reference for an ex-employee which
> says "he showed up at work drunk and naked, so we fired him".  In
> other countries, it may not be legal to say that, even if it's true.

In the US, it's legal to say that.  He might sue, of course; but if
it's true, he won't win.

>  There is a way around the legal issues.  Have a "de-list me" page,
> just like the CBL does.  The key is that rather than pretending the
> rentry under dispute doesn't exist, you mark it "de-listed at owners
> request."
>
>  Recipients can then choose what to do.

Then someone listed and marked that way, who gets blocked, can still
sue over the original listing.

Seth

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