NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #18/NN_1992_18.iso/spool/alt/comp/acadfre/talk/2572

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From: [e-mail] (Carl M. Kadie)
Subject: [news.admin.policy]  Re: Groups used to distribute illegal material
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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 11:39:33 GMT
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From: [e-mail] (Howard Hart)
Newsgroups: news.admin.policy
Subject:  Re: Groups used to distribute illegal material
Message-ID: <1992Aug13.191334.19680@ntmtv>
Date: 13 Aug 92 19:13:34 GMT

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Jurgen Botz) writes:

|> I am extremely opposed to censorship, and we are currently receiving
|> everything we can get our hands (well, our lines) on.  But since our
|> news user population is growing rapidly, I expect that it won't be
|> long before someone here tries to make a stink about the fact that

Here's a simple if slightly fascist fix. Disable access to questionable
newsgroups and permit access by user machine only. Insist on low-key,
word of mouth subscription only (i.e. - they have to come to you as
the news admin to get access to "fringe" newsgroups). Make it clear,
access exists only so long as nobody raises a major stink and you'll
be amazed how cooperative these users will be. It's not a great
solution, but gets you out of the business of playing morals judge
and jury and avoids the issue of having to justify anything to those
with different ideas on wha't proper (and what's not).

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