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From: hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: Congress is now debating the future of Usenet
Message-ID: <1978@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 29-Aug-86 09:08:17 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 29 09:08:17 1986
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> > ...
> >>	    "(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this
> >>    paragraph, a person or entity providing an electronic communication
> >>    service to the public shall not willfully divulge the contents of any
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  This is a crucial point - just because you allow certain people and sites
to use your machine for this purpose does not mean that you are offering 
such services "to the public".

  Our position is that we restrict these services to our account holders
(students, faculty, staff) and to sites with which we have arrangements,
and that this does not constitute offering service "to the public."

  Our university counsel also mentioned that many laws are passed with
vague areas which require litigation to define more clearly - this does
appear to be a candidate for this category.

--henry schaffer  n c state univ