Re: MCI E-mail Snooping

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From: Jurgen Botz
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 15:53

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In article <1992Sep26.070306.8031@qiclab.scn.rain.com> 70465.203@compuserve.com writes:
>Sorry, but according to the laws, a sysadmin can read *anything* if
>it is necessary to keep the system working or to fix a problem.

"According to the laws..."  Which laws are these?  Can you provide 
specific references?

I suppose that in general it probably is legal, or more to the point, in
general it is probably not illegal.  However, MCI may be a different
case, as they are already a common carrier... are they allowed to listen
in on telephone conversations?
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From: jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz)
Subject: Re: MCI E-mail Snooping
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Keywords: Corporate Computing, September 1992
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