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From: asuvax!mothra!bakerj@ncar.ucar.edu (Jon Baker)
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Subject: Re: Query About Long Distance Blocking of BBS
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Date: 19 Oct 90 20:18:23 GMT
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In article <13618@accuvax.nwu.edu>, john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon)
writes:

> In essence, a would-be common carrier can't have it both ways. Either
> it passes all messages on a content-neutral basis, or it assumes
> responsibity (and liability) for the content of the information it
> carries. No?

I agree with you entirely, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Recall GTE terminating transmission of Triple Xtasy?  In that case,
they seemed to be awfully concerned with the content of what they were
transmitting.


JB