[8538] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: This is what happens to you if you send a message to com-priv I guess
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Williams)
Mon Nov 22 11:22:13 1993
From: sdw@meaddata.com (Stephen Williams)
To: perry@stars.reston.paramax.com
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 11:20:48 -0500 (EST)
Cc: farber@central.cis.upenn.edu, stpeters@spare-parts.crd.ge.com,
In-Reply-To: <9311212150.AA00751@aviary.Stars.Reston.Paramax.COM> from "perry@stars.reston.paramax.com" at Nov 21, 93 04:47:42 pm
I really hate to add to/start a flamewar, but this is rediculous.
> Dick, the example he uses is not nearly so benighn as you suggest, but
> rather those who want to discuss sexual behaviour which is clearly aberrant
> to the normal (what ever that is). In any case, I do not want an account
??? You think that wierd discussions are not benign? And then go on to
point out that normal isn't well defined?
> on such a system nor do I wany my name associated with any system that I have
> not clearly given my concent to.
Only the maintainer has access to names on the system, which he
commits to never being divulged (usually excepting police warrants).
The whole point is that it is anonymous. Stop whining that you are
'not to be monitored'... In this case it was a simple mistake anyway,
as has already been explained.
Are you afraid that the membership list will fall into one of the
religious right groups?
> dennis
Sorry, list...
sdw
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