June 28, 2013

South Suburban man was kicked off his email server after being flagged as spam - chicagotribune.com

South Suburban man was kicked off his email server after being flagged as spam - chicagotribune.com'via Blog this'

This is something Facebook lovers should promote and send to everyone you know. We must assist this person. This is not about me.
When Raynard Villa Hall started his online newsletter, Bronzecomm, in 2002, he envisioned it as a way to connect community activists and as a tool to get the word out about progressive events occurring in Chicago's African-American community.
So for years he woke up in the dark, early morning hours and sifted through online announcements, fliers, Web posts, Listservs and blogs to create a list of events, gatherings and information he wanted to share. Then he would simply email his newsletter to the 22,000-plus addresses he had compiled over the years, one by one.
But now, a decade later, changes in technology have threatened how Hall does his work, he said.
He was recently flagged as a spammer and kicked off his email server. And after several emotional conversations with technology representatives, he was barred from access to his list of email addresses.