[503] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
ANS Acceptable Use Policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (francis%zaphod@gargoyle.uchicago.e)
Mon Apr 1 16:29:23 1991
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 91 13:42:41 CST
From: francis%zaphod@gargoyle.uchicago.edu
To: stev@ftp.com
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: (stev knowles's message of Mon, 1 Apr 91 09:43:33 -0500 <9104011443.AA17278@ftp.com>
stev knowles (stev@ftp.com) writes:
4. ANS networks must not be used to transmit any
communication where the meaning of the message, or its
transmission or distribution, would violate any
applicable law or regulation or would likely be highly
offensive to the recipient or recipients thereof.
sorry, kent, i find this *VERY* offensive, and have determined that
both you and the originators of this *FILTH*, ANS, shoudl be
repremanded.
What? The first part simply says "don't break the law" (which you
shouldn't do anyway); the second says "don't insult people." Note
that it doesn't say "offensive to us" or "obscene"--it just says don't
send people that'll probably offend them. That's just courtesy--and,
since enforcing the rule for simple rudeness would be ridiculous, it's
about the same as telling people not to make obscene phone calls.
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