Hold on to your news servers
Karl Denninger
karl at Denninger.Net
Sat Nov 14 18:17:06 UTC 1998
On Sat, Nov 14, 1998 at 01:10:05PM -0500, Alan Spicer wrote:
> It sounds like you want to censor UseNet and you want to be the god
> that gets to do that.
It sounds to me like you disagree with free speech and the right to decide
what happens on private property - unless its what YOU demand others do.
> I think UseNet will survive you as it has
> survived everyone else. Everyone will OPT you OUT. I'm curious of
> several things. 1.) Did you consult any Internet standards group or
> organization about your plan for UseNet?
Why should I? This isn't a standard.
> 2.) What is your motivation
> political or profit? Or do you answer to a higher authority?
Excuse me? That question made no sense; my views on this matter, and Usenet
in general, are hardly new, as anyone who has known of me for the last 10 or
so years is well aware.
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--
Karl Denninger (karl at denninger.net) http://www.mcs.net/~karl
I ain't even *authorized* to speak for anyone other than myself, so give
up now on trying to associate my words with any particular organization.
> At 07:25 PM 11/13/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> >Oh, those who want to try to sink this with public opinion (won't work;
> >anyone who's known me for more than a day knows how much I count that
> >in my evaluations) don't have to bother telling the truth.
> >
> >-
> >--
> >Karl Denninger (karl at denninger.net) http://www.mcs.net/~karl
> >I ain't even *authorized* to speak for anyone other than myself, so give
> >up now on trying to associate my words with any particular organization.
> >
> >
> >On Fri, Nov 13, 1998 at 06:00:15PM -0700, John M. Brown wrote:
> >> Wouldn't it be nice if people actually quoted things correctly....
> >>
> >> Quoting from his FAQ as posted on inet-access.
> >>
> >> " THIS CANCEL ADVISORY SYSTEM IS OPT-IN; THE CANCELS
> >> WILL *NOT* BE GENERALLY INJECTED BACK INTO THE USENET
> >> NEWS STREAM. "
> >>
> >>
> >
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