Digital Bill of Rights

Fri Nov 20 20:13:10 UTC 1998

 Chris Cappuccio wrote
> OK Bob, what do you propose as an alternative to MAPS/RBL that 
> will force ISPs regardless of size (local provider with 100 
> dialups to MSN), and providers regardless of infrastructure, to 
> enforce a commonly agreed upon rule?

 There is absolutely no reason for
 ISPs to do *anything*. Except for
 implementing a USER CONFIGURABLE
 INTERFACE that allows personal
 filtering of E-Mail *before* it
 is downloaded. I called this the
 ALLISAT INDEX once upon a time
 but what is a name?

 The concept is relatively simple.
 First let me say I hate that
 commercial shit e-mail just like
 anyone else. However - rarely -
 once in a hundred junk mails -
 there is actually something of
 interest. Surprise, surprise!
 Regardless... if Eudora had a
 nice Dialogue box that popped
 up allowing me to tell my mail
 server exactly what I wanted
 deleted - be that a stupid
 black list like Vixie's or
 some other filter template -
 I would be very happy. But  I
 also want the bloody choice
 on any and every Public level 
 ISP to recieve *EVERYTHING*.
 ALL the junk, all the trash, as
 in everything.

 ISP's have no other job but
 sending streams of stuff to and
 fro. It is my job, as an individual
 to determine what is "signal" and
 what is "noise". ISP's open very
 dangerous doors when they venture
 anywhere near content censorship.
 So I say back off! It's none
 of your damned business where
 anything comes from or where it's
 going. Period.

 Bob Allisat

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