Despite having over half a million servers sold in China last year, Chinese officials have made it illegal to run an email server unless they grant you permission. The punishment is a fine for about $3750 USD. Which may not seem like alot of money but do you really want to upset the Chinese police?
http://www.isc.org.cn/20020417/ca346007.htm
http://james.seng.sg/archives/2006/04/10/china_to_regulate_internet_email_services.html
[tags]chinese government, email servers[/tags]
