[65812] in Cypherpunks
Re: cypherpunk listserve usefulness
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Z.B.)
Wed Sep 18 16:22:11 1996
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 12:21:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Z.B." <zachb@netcom.com>
To: Chip Mefford <cmefford@avwashington.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <v03007801ae65b79e711a@[207.79.65.35]>
On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Chip Mefford wrote:
>
> As much as it shames me, I have recently discovered that by filtering
> messages from only 2 participants and setting body filters on 3 keywords
> have remarkably improved the usefulness of this listserve.
>
[snip]
>
> I guess that makes me a censor and it has me reexamining some things.
>
No, you're not a censor. You are merely determining what *you* choose to
read. That's perfectly acceptable - probably a lot of people on this
list also filter their messages to some extent. Now, if you tried to
force the rest of us to abide by the standards that you set for yourself,
then you would be trying to censor us. There is a big difference here.
---
Zach Babayco
zachb@netcom.com <----- finger for PGP public key
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/4127
