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Re: ISP: A Public Service (Re: now@freenet.toronto.on.ca)

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From: Richard Sexton
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00
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In article <E4qy53.DID.0.bloor@torfree.net>,
Bob Allisat <ab330@torfree.net> wrote:
>Dave Ratcliffe (dave@frackit.com) wrote:
>: What difference? It's my server. Do you think you own a piece of every
>: store you ever spent money in? If so I suggest you start exercising your
>: "ownership" rights by telling the proprietors what they should be doing.
>: Don't be too surprised when they laugh in your face. 
>
> A news server or an E-Mail
> server open to the public
> may belong to you. It is,
> however, engaged in the
> service of the public. You
> are not allowed to interfere
> in the process. If you do
> you should find another
> line of business. Please.

I don't think so bob, unless the mandate is to provide services for the public good.

While I may have over 100 free website on my server and handle mail for hundreds
of poeple who need it and can't afford to pay for it, this is at my discretion, 
and if sombody, whether free or pay for, and they're say, spamming
or geting 30M of mai la day, you're suggesting I should put up
with this ?

I'm a fraid knot.

-- 
Richard Sexton
richard@alter.nic            We are all the Alter.NIC
richard@vrx.net
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From: richard@interlog.com (Richard Sexton)
Subject: Re: ISP: A Public Service (Re: now@freenet.toronto.on.ca)
Date: 1997/01/29
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