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From: bzs@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: Reading other peoples' mail
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Date: Mon, 5-May-86 17:07:11 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  5 17:07:11 1986
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>From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
>Given some of the laws that are pending, it may well be the case that
>ultimately, the letter of the law would require that every piece of mail
>passing through an intermediate site be screened before being passed
>on.  There is all sorts of legislation pending involving child pornography
>and other illicit activities that doesn't seem to draw any distinction
>between active and "passive" participation in the passing on of material.

The law is strange, but I doubt very highly it is (or will be) this
strange. What I could imagine is requiring a site which sends mail
through you to sign a contract limiting liability, declaring responsibility
and specifying what is and is not agreed to be sent.

I mean, c'mon, this is a little apocalyptic isn't it? Yes, I saw the
various disclaimers...I dunno, it is a crazy world tho isn't it.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University