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Article #118Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups
From: Lawrence Lee
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 1996 00:00
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Bob Daniel (rgd@inforamp.net) wrote: : It could be argued that the distinction is one : of STORAGE (on news server disks) vs. TRANSMISSION of the : nasty ones-and-zeros in question. [...] : The other angle is this matter of foreknowledge. Istar can't reasonably : be expected to monitor all web traffic, email etc. for illegal content. : (And don't even SUGGEST it!!!)(grin) But they CAN be resonably sure : that there will always be SOME "illegal content" in SOME of these newsgroups. : This really SHOULD be argued in court, and on that basis I would like : to see the full feed reinstated. Heh, too late, I already suggested monitoring all e-mail =) I don't see how iStar can then hide behind ignoring blatantly illegal IRC channels or FTP sites, shouldn't they remove them when told about them. Because iStar can monitor and remove newsgroups from 7000+ (guess)but can't remove a FTP site when told about it. -- +-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | Lawrence D. Lee | The debate is heating up, so come join | | lalee@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca | us in vrfa.general and vrfa.hot-topics | | Full Time CST BCIT (Sept '95) | The topic is censorship and the FreeNet | | Vancouver FreeNet Volunteer | so come stick in your point of view. | +-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11544f,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid11544f,public X-Google-Thread: 12c2cc,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid12c2cc,public X-Google-Thread: 1046d5,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid1046d5,public X-Google-Thread: 10643c,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid10643c,public X-Google-Thread: 115882,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid115882,public X-Google-Thread: fb1ea,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1ea,public X-Google-Thread: 10aaae,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid10aaae,public X-Google-Thread: 13d6bc,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid13d6bc,public From: lalee@vcn.bc.ca (Lawrence Lee) Subject: Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups Date: 1996/07/09 Message-ID: <4rufil$35v@milo.vcn.bc.ca> X-Deja-AN: 167426906 distribution: inet references: <4rmsbp$5ur@insight.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <jbtoacf.-0707960850350001@ip93-106.tor.interlog.com> <4ro8na$du@news.intranet.ca> <radfordr-0807961957040001@ts39-13.tor.istar.ca> <4rs9m5$rf9@milo.vcn.bc.ca> <rgd-0807962243540001@ts10-04.tor.istar.ca> followup-to: inforamp.general,inforamp.support,alt.censorship,comp.org.eff.talk,can.legal,can.infohighway,tor.general,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,alt.society.civil-liberty,ont.general organization: Vancouver CommunityNet newsgroups: inforamp.general,inforamp.support,alt.censorship,comp.org.eff.talk,can.legal,can.infohighway,tor.general,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,alt.society.civil-liberty,ont.general