Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!rex!uflorida!cs.fau.edu!theo From: theo.bbs@shark.cs.fau.edu (Theo Heavey) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Georgia Tech's Restriction on Internet Access Message-ID: Date: 10 Mar 91 22:38:57 GMT References: <23808@hydra.gatech.EDU> Sender: bbs@cs.fau.edu (Waffle BBS) Organization: Florida Atlantic University Lines: 30 gt6004a@prism.gatech.EDU (Michael Goldsman) writes: > Questions for you guys: > > > 1. Have any other universities restricted access as Tech is about to do? We have the same policy from our Academic Computing Organization. However we are very lucky that our Dept of Comp. Sci. is much more enlightened and permits our student chapter of the ACM to run a BBS that has USENET capability as well as internet access. Yes, I am a student and a researcher. However, under those restrictions I would be hard pressed to continue the frre flow of information needed for timely results and progress. > > > Please commment on this evil memo from hell... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think that what may have prompted this is the amount of bandwidth being generated at the location. OR the other "normal" complaint is that they have no control on what their users actually do via e-mail or ftp. It definitely SUCKS but we must enlighten these people. The easiest way may be through their own system -- I submit that a quick note to the responsible agency may clearly identify the reasoning behind the "memo from hell". > > -Mike