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Article #562Re: ISP: A Public Service (Re: now@freenet.toronto.on.ca)
From: Richard Sexton
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 00:00
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In article <E53CBx.MCH.0.sheppard@torfree.net>, Bob Allisat <ab330@torfree.net> wrote: >Me, Bob Allisat, wrote: >> Perhaps not. And it is not >> reasonable to expect un- >> interupted Internet services >> just like the way the tele- >> phone works? Me thinks not. > >Richard replied: >: Um, the telephone doesnt work all the time... > > True enough. But when was the > last time you got disconnected > because the operator or a line > technician didn't like the tone > of your voice or what you were > saying? The point is interuptions > due to one's opinions or ideas We're in agreement there, Bob. The only difference is the Phone Company has had 120 years to sort this out ans has "Common Carrier Status" If the possability exists than an ISP can be charged for actions it's users undertake that are beyond their control, then such content based censorship will continue. I suspect you're barking up the wrong tree by asssailing ISP's, you really want to hammer on the government. May god have mercy on their souls.. Start with Mike. -- Richard Sexton richard@alter.nic We are all the Alter.NIC richard@vrx.net http://www.alternic.net
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fc3d0,c2c487bc3e4058af X-Google-Attributes: gidfc3d0,public X-Google-Thread: 10643c,c2c487bc3e4058af X-Google-Attributes: gid10643c,public X-Google-Thread: 103731,c2c487bc3e4058af X-Google-Attributes: gid103731,public X-Google-Thread: 10aaae,c2c487bc3e4058af X-Google-Attributes: gid10aaae,public From: richard@interlog.com (Richard Sexton) Subject: Re: ISP: A Public Service (Re: now@freenet.toronto.on.ca) Date: 1997/02/04 Message-ID: <5d84cg$emh@gold.interlog.com> X-Deja-AN: 214502490 references: <32e993a1.360430893@frackit.com> <E51y3r.AoI.0.bloor@torfree.net> <5d62fm$lcm@gold.interlog.com> <E53CBx.MCH.0.sheppard@torfree.net> organization: Gryphon Gang North newsgroups: torfree.general,tor.general,ont.general,can.infohighway