[2650] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Perot and AUP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David J. Farber)
Thu Apr 2 09:12:46 1992
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 92 08:48:17 EST
From: farber@central.cis.upenn.edu (David J. Farber)
To: Stephen Wolff <steve@cise.cise.nsf.gov>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
I am glad to hear that the old wives tale was in error. BTW do you
have a copy of the NORNUNET AUP?
Also, any idea of the other part of my note:
"I wonder if for example, a Finn sent a message to a Japanese which
contained material deamed illegal by the US and that message passed
via the US and was detected, could the Finn, if he came to the US on
business, be arrested at the border.
Email is not covered under the Postal Conventions."
Begin forwarded message:
To: farber@central.cis.upenn.edu (David J. Farber)
Subject: Re: Perot and AUP
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 92 08:22:26 EST
>From: Stephen Wolff <steve@cise.cise.nsf.gov>
->Seems to me that the US got very upset with the Finns when they had
->on their systems material that the US authorities felt was
->inappropriate for US people to access. I HEAR tell we strongly
->insisted it be "removed" from access else the networks connection
->would be terminated.
Not to my knowledge. We notified the administration of NORDUNET that
the
material was inappropriate for transmission across the NSFNET
Backbone.
They told us it was also inappropriate for NORDUNET, and took it as
an
internal NORDUNET matter.
We did NOT threaten that "the networks connection would be
terminated";
we know that's a Doomsday machine and I'm not Dr. Strangelove.
-s
