[14719] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ridiculous misreadings of laws
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Howard Goldstein)
Thu Jan 22 20:09:52 1998
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 20:02:10 -0500
From: Howard Goldstein <hgoldste@bbs.mpcs.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <v03007831b0ed7ec79c12@[198.3.136.121]>
Dean Anderson writes:
> >If anyone still cares, 18 USC 2510 defines the term, and it means a
> >phone company, not an ISP. Enough already.
>
> Well, like I said, if it doesn't apply to you, don't worry. I didn't make
> the laws, and I am not a prosecutor.
Umm that's obvious. If you were you'd be aware that this
> Then from Websters Dictionary, "intercept" means:
is completely irrelevant since the meaning of "intercept" is printed
in black and white in the act itself.
The subject header is most appropriate, as is the "enough already"
remark.
(Mandatory disclaimer: IANYL)
