Dears Friends,

>

> Some of you have asked to see the messages I received from Hotmail. Here

> they are. I truly appreciate the support I have received from all of you

> (most of you). I have called Jim Lafferty of the National Lawyers Guild and

> I will call the ACLU tomorrow.

>

> In Solidarity,

>

> Frank Dorrel

www.addictedtowar.com

>

> ----- Original Message -----



> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 10:10 AM

> Subject: RE: CST59924225ID - Why is my account closed???

>

>

>> Hello Frank,

>>

>> Thank you for writing to MSN Hotmail.

>>

>> We appreciate your bringing this matter to our attention. We have closed

> the account you reported in accordance with the

> Hotmail Terms of Use (TOU). It is a strict violation of the TOU for our

> members to send objectionable material of any kind or nature using our

> service.

>>

>> You can view our rules and regulations at:

>> http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/dasp/hminfo_shell.asp?content=tos

>>

>> Remember that MSN Hotmail also has comprehensive online help

> available--just click Help in the upper right corner.

>>

>> Sincerely,

>>

>> Amit M.

>>

>> --- Original Message ---

>> To: "MSN Hotmail Support" <

>> Sent: Wed Feb 13 22:30:06 PST 2002

>> Subject: Why is my account closed???

>>

>>

>> Sorry, my account name at hotmail is xxxx

>> I also want to say that I paid for extra storage space for this account

>> and I find it quite frustrating to be shut down with no explanation or

>> warning, and most of all with no one to call to ask why.

>> This account is very important to me and a lot of people count on it.

>> Please respond to xxxxxxxx>

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: "MSN Hotmail Support" < support_x_en_vc@css.one.microsoft.com

>> support_x_en_vc@css.one.microsoft.com> >

>> To: < xxxxxxx>

>> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:01 PM

>> Subject: RE: CST59622580ID - Broken / Acct / Other

>>

>>

>>> Hello Frank,

>>>

>>> Thank you for writing to MSN Hotmail.

>>>

>>> We appreciate the opportunity to assist you. However, I'm unable to

>> investigate the account that you wrote about without the Hotmail sign-in

>> name. Please resend the original question to us, along with this

>> information. I can better understand your concern, if you please include

>> specific details.

>>>

>>> I look forward to hearing from you again and resolving your problem.

>>>

>>> Remember that MSN Hotmail also has comprehensive online help

>> available--just click Help in the upper right corner.

>>>

>>> Sincerely,

>>>

>>> Rahul S.

>>>

>>> --- Original Message ---

>>> From: xxxxxxx>

>>> To: "MSN Hotmail Support" < support_x_en_vc@css.one.microsoft.com

>> support_x_en_vc@css.one.microsoft.com> >

>>> Sent: Mon Feb 11 15:21:28 PST 2002

>>> Subject: Broken / Acct / Other

>>>

>>>

>>> Date: Mon Feb 11 15:21:24 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) 2002

>>>

>>> Operating System: none selected

>>> Connection Type: none selected

>>> Browser Type: none selected

>>>

>> Hello, I just sent you an email explaining my problem, which is that

>> my account has been closed down by Hotmail with no explanation. Could you

>> please respond to xxxxxx> >>>

>>> Thank you,

>>>

>>> Frank Dorrel

This kind of thing is exactly why I DON'T use Hotmail.com-Microsoft's corporate arrogance! Any content their corporate handlers don't like they deem "objectionable", just like the U.S. government today-anybody or group they don't like is a "terrorist".

There was an older story of earthlink doing this to someone as well. (Ironic that they are ripping off propaganda poster graphics for their ad campaign.)