From: Jim Gillogly <jim@rand.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 95 11:08:49 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Warning letter from Co$. [any comments ?]
In-Reply-To: <199501041600.AA07488@xs1.xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <199501041907.LAA06127@mycroft.rand.org>
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> nobody@replay.com (Name withheld on request) writes:
> FROM:  THOMAS M. SMALL
> COUNSEL FOR RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND BRIDGE
> PUBLICATIONS, INC.

While the issue is interesting (using anonymous mailers to violate
copyrights or to expose scams, depending on your view of the content),
the apparent aim of the Scientologists isn't met by approaching the
cypherpunk remailers: the specific anonymous postings have been through
penet so far, I think.

> Recent   proposed   legislation   regarding    potential
> liability   of  systems  operators  and  others  who  provide
> facilities or services, such  as  annonymous  remailers,  for
> information  passing through their systems has understanda> bly
> created concern  on  the  part  of  systems  operators  as  a
> potential  liability.   We  ask  your voluntary assistance in

You missplet "anonymous".  Hope this helps.

The only "proposed legislation" I know of was proposed by Martha Siegel,
the greencard guru from CyberHell.  Any others?

> We  ask that you confirm that you have blocked access to
> these newsgroups through your remailer.  If you are unwilling
> to  do  so,  we  ask that you inform us as to the reasons for
> your position.

Yeah, right.  People unclear on the concept of anonymous remailers.
Maybe they should be talking to the mail-to-news forwarders instead.

	Jim Gillogly
	Highday, 13 Afteryule S.R. 1995, 19:06