Lawsuit threat against RBL users

Thu Nov 19 17:02:55 UTC 1998

Uh huh.  Kindly show how I'm abusing your rights if you sign an Acceptable
Use Policy, break that policy, and then I cut your connectivity.

Also, kindly show how I'd be abusing your rights by deciding that I didn't
want to route your traffic over my private link.

Don't be bashful.

Chris

Chris Mauritz
Director, Systems Administration
Rare Medium, Inc.
chrism at raremedium.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Allisat [mailto:bob at fcn.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2036 2:13 AM
To: Chris Mauritz
Cc: 'Karl Denninger'; 'Sheryl Chapin'; nanog at merit.edu
Subject: RE: Lawsuit threat against RBL users

Chris Mauritz writes:
> If I am an ISP, I'm free to have whatever AUP I want.  IF clients 
> don't like the AUP, they are free to shop elsewhere.  I don't have 
> the ability to force other ISPs to use my AUP or even a close 
> facsimile...nor is there is a method to enforce your 1984 vision 
> anyway.  The net is a loose connection of public and private 
> links.  If I own a private link and I decide that I'm going to 
> route you into /dev/null...that's what I'll do.  There isn't a 
> thing you can do about it.

 I can lobby government to pass
 laws protecting my Rights from
 being abused by commercial
 interests. Those rights can
 be included in constitutions
 and Bills of Rights thereafter
 extending protections I expect
 everywhere else to new media
 and emmerging technologies.

 Don't Tread on Me... Great
 motto from the great American 
 Revolution. You remember...
 the one that secured the rights
 and freedoms of millions of
 people and has served as an
 example to the world, eh?

 Bob Allisat

 Free Community Network _ bob at fcn.net . http://fcn.net
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