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From: U S-D
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 00:00

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In article <3964D053.CFE83AEA@general-hospital.com>, The Dr wrote:

> I know that I can only cancel a message with my
> newsreader if that message has been sent by me.

There's no guarantee that news servers will honour a cancel message 
even one that is verifiable from you, the poster of the original message.

It can only be a matter of time before the courts rule that this stupid
policy runs foul of the 'innocent dissemination' loophole in the 
Defamation Act (England & Wales).

See Godfrey v Demon Internet.

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Date: 2000/07/07
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