Legal Question in Technology Law in Texas

Internet terrorists

First, do you know who is doing this to you? If so, that will be a big help. Depending upon Texas law (and you absolutely should contact a Texas attorney), you may be able to get a temporary restraining order or injunction against the perpetrators. Second, Texas may have a criminal law against making terroristic threats. Third, you may have a cause of action in tortious interference with business relations (or whatever it is called in Texas) for the disruption to your business uses of your system. You may well have some other causes of action. Hopefully, you've kept print outs or a diary of what has happened to you. Please contact an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. He or she will be able to give you more precise help through their knowledge of local law. Good luck.

non-judicial action

Mr. Epp is absolutely correct that you should seek legal assistance. The actions you have described may give rise to civil liability even if you cannot show direct damages.

Consider other alternatives as well. Changing your email address may make it more difficult for these attacks to continue. Many people keep two email addresses: one for posting to the USENET and listservs and the other for important communication with a select group of people that agree to keep that email address private.

It may also be possible for either your ISP or your email software program to simply delete file attachments over a certain size (say, 10K).

Pursue all the avenues you can. The behavior you describe is despicable and affects all who wish to make the Internet a friendly and safe place.