[9099] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Thu Dec 16 21:36:52 1993
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: doug@lm.net (Doug Luce)
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1993 20:25:17 -0600 (CST)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.07.9312161059.Y9377-9100000@epicycle.lm.com> from "Doug Luce" at Dec 16, 93 10:25:59 am
>
> Mark Costlow had asked what the policies of various access providers are:
>
> Telerama restricts access to all alt.sex.* and rec.arts.erotica newsgroups
> to "adult" users. Telerama requires a photocopy or FAX of a valid legal
> ID showing non-minor status, such as a driver's license or passport,
> before granting adult access. We do not consider ourselves to be in the
> business of selling sexually explicit materials to minors.
>
> Doug Luce
> Telerama Public Access Internet
MCSNet has a similar policy, and in addition requires you to certify that
you are of legal age, or your guardian/parent must sign the paperwork (and
it has a nice disclaimer about the classification being imperfect, etc).
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