[46035] in Cypherpunks
Re: FYI - telecom bill or not there are still censors
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cees de Groot)
Thu Dec 28 13:08:49 1995
To: jpp@software.net (John Pettitt)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 17:52:34 +0100 (MET)
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19951227172007.0070f34c@mail.software.net> from "John Pettitt" at Dec 27, 95 09:20:07 am
Reply-To: <C.deGroot@inter.nl.net>
From: "Cees de Groot" <C.deGroot@inter.nl.net>
>
> According to reports popping up in other places around the Compuserve
> Information Service it appears that they have taken a stance of Internet
> censor and are now blocking access to certain Usenet newsgroups. This
> move took place just before the Christmas holiday and remains unannounced
> to the membership/subscriber base.
>
I got this response so fast, that I cannot do anything else but assume that
they got an automated reply thingy on such requests. For any other simple
question, CI$ needs something like a week to reply...
:To: <C.deGroot@inter.nl.net>
:Subject: Usenet Newsgroups
:
:Re: USENET Newsgroups
:
:
:Thank you for using CompuServe Feedback! This is in reference
:to your message concerning the disappearance of certain newsgroups
:on CompuServe.
:
:Access to these certain newsgroups have been suspended indefinitely.
:CompuServe has been notified that these areas may be in
:violation of applicable laws or regulations. This matter is
:under further review.
:
:Please let us know if you have any further questions. Thank you for
:using CompuServe Feedback!
:
:Charlotte Harris
:
I won't start to comment on the style of this message. The term "Suitspeak"
comes to mind.
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Cees de Groot, OpenLink Software <C.deGroot@inter.NL.net>
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-- Any opinions expressed above might be mine.
