From: Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 15:58:29 -0800 (PST)
To: Toto <toto@sk.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Fuck UseNet
Message-ID: <199702142358.PAA18156@toad.com>
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Toto allegedly said:
> 
> Jeremiah A Blatz wrote:
> > alt.cypherpunks has been newgroup'ed, and I belive rm'grouped. Smart,
> > consiencous newsadmins probably did not honor the rmgroup, as
> > alt.cypherpunks should be acceptable, but most newsadmins are too
> > overworked to actually look at most of the crap that comes through.
> 
> > Therefore, it would be a Good Thing to continue any discussion on
> > alt.config, and convince any cabal'ers who rmgroup it to re-new it.
> > Sending out boosters every couple of weeks wouldn't hurt, either.
> 
>   So, basically, you're saying that the flight from censorship should
> be toward a new CypherPunk 'home' where one is effectively censored
> automatically unless one kisses the ass of a Cabal?

Pretty much, yes.  The voting process for a comp group is better, IMO.

But the distributed mailing list is by far the most interesting 
solution.  Contrary to what some have claimed, it really isn't the 
same as usenet -- it allows for distributed control.  There is no 
doubt that the operator of a mail list host should have the freedom 
to set his or her policies as they see fit -- it is their machine, 
and their responsibility.  And contrariwise, subscribers should have 
the freedom to chose list hosts with compatible philosophies.


-- 
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