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From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein)
Newsgroups: misc.legal,alt.sources.d
Subject: Re: Charging the net...
Message-ID: <20942:May723:43:0891@kramden.acf.nyu.edu>
Date: 7 May 91 23:43:08 GMT
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In article <qeTk211w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (CNEWS MUST DIE!) writes:
> I would argue that connecting to Usenet DOES
> constitute solicitation of material, since you must explicitly request from
> your feed site that the material in any given newsgroup be sent to you.

Getting a USENET feed is just like getting a mailbox. You have not
solicited the individual items that come to your mailbox, and if someone
decides to send you junk mail, it's yours to keep.

---Dan