From: skaplin@mirage.skypoint.com (Samuel Kaplin)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 95 19:34:36 PST
To: Ben <samman@CS.YALE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Effects of S.314 (Communications Decency Act)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950207193831.7816I-100000@jaguar.zoo.cs.yale.edu>
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On Tue, 7 Feb 1995 19:40:24 -0500 (EST), Ben <samman@CS.YALE.EDU> wrote:

> Just use netnews for mail then.  We can divide up netnews into different
> regions pgp.us.ca.north  pgp.us.ca.south etc. and then just post pgp'd
> messages to the net.  Kinda like blacknet.  Ok so there's a high cost
> involved in it, granted.

The problem is that providers will be responsible for all traffic coming in
and going out of their system. This includes usenet. I would imagine that
the same filters would be applied to news too.

I think we need to start lobbying now. I find it amazing that CPR and EFF
haven't picked this up yet.

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