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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I host my own email? by mr_toad on Thursday April 28, 2022 @12:46AM (#31188831)
> On what grounds would they sue for?

Negligent interference.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference

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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I host my own email? by shadowgovt on Thursday April 28, 2022 @07:47AM (#31191371)
Possibly, but it would be a hell of an uphill battle. There was no contract in place for the email provider to negligently interfere with. And the email provider's operation was perfectly regular and within the bounds of the standards of that service (which offers no delivery guarantees).
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