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From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
Newsgroups: net.news.adm
Subject: Re: Saving the net
Message-ID: <851@vortex.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 16:53:05 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 14 16:53:05 1985
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DoD rules explicitly prohibit the sending of certain sorts of material
on ARPANET, and also specify what may be appropriately sent.  Much
(possibly most) Usenet netnews traffic would not be permitted and
would put the sites passing such data at considerable risk.  To put
it another way, it isn't worth risking an ARPANET connection for the
sake of the 90% junk content of Usenet.  Even if there WERE no content
issues, using ARPANET to avoid paying phone charges would go directly
against the rules that say ARPANET must not "compete" with commercial
telecom services.

--Lauren--