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From: jer@peora
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Subject: Re: Re: Reading other peoples' mail
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Date: Wed, 30-Apr-86 18:22:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Apr 30 18:22:00 1986
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> Courts have been bouncing back and forth regarding whether or not
> third parties have some responsibility for materials passing through
> their facilities.  The issues of common-carrier responsibilities,
> who is and who is not a common-carrier, etc. are also complex to
> say the least.  The argument that "the material was encrypted so he
> didn't know he was being used for something illicit" has not proven
> to be a convincing one to various courts.

Well, now, Lauren, I must admit that this is a bit of a problem... because
if it *is* advisable not to pass encrypted mail by this argument, it is
also essentially mandatory that you read every piece of mail that passes
through your site!  In fact, the legal ramifications are so severe that
it would seem inadvisable to let *anyone* send mail through your site...
because if anybody ever sends anything illicit through your site, and you
could be held liable because they did, then you're taking on a terrible
responsibility in letting anyone use your site to transport mail.

Or could that be ... um ... no, surely you didn't mean that... :-)
-- 
E. Roskos