ECPA applies both to Prodigy and to Internet message traffic.
Could you define "Internet message traffic"? The ECPA says: "(3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a person or entity providing an electronic communication service to the public shall not intentionally divulge the contents of any communication (other than one to such person or entity, or an agent thereof) while in transmission on that service to any person or entity other than an addressee or intended recipient of such communication or an agent of such addressee or intended recipient. Does this apply to anyone who provides a service to the public? Is it legal for me to say "I'm gonna provide private email, but I reserve the right to read it" in the service contract? How is "public" defined here? Non-lawyers want to know :-) Marc