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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Causes on the net... (net.peace)
Message-ID: <3626@amdcad.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 8-Sep-85 02:12:56 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep  8 02:12:56 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 9-Sep-85 04:13:40 EDT
References: <205@kepler.UUCP> <774@vortex.UUCP> <2750@sun.uucp> <1159@gatech.CSNET>
Reply-To: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Organization: AMD, Sunnyvale, California
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In article <1159@gatech.CSNET> spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford) writes:
>It is against Georgia state law to provide University services to
>nonapproved, outside groups.  If net.peace was created as a forum for
>"peace" groups to communicate and organize, I would be breaking state
>law (as it is interpreted here) to carry or forward such a group.
>Additionally, some such "peace" groups that might wish a voice on such
>a group often promulgate actions which are illegal.  Thus, providing
>the group with this foreknowledge could  be seen as conspiracy, should
>some overzealous type wish to pursue such an avenue of prosecution

If net.peace were created under such auspices, we would not be able to
carry it either. I would be forced to automatically "junk" all such
articles. Try a mailing list. With direct UUCP links, preferably.
-- 
 A hacker is someone who orders Sweet and Sour Bitter Melon just because
 it is "an impossible combination".

 Phil Ngai (408) 749-5720
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