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Re: AGIS Signing up New Spammers


From: Vadim Antonov <avg () pluris com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 15:23:43 -0800

Karl Denninger wrote:
 
HOWEVER, the "alt.binaries.warez" groups, and more particularly, the groups
used *primarily* to distribute kiddie porn are another matter.  Nobody with
half a neuron firing in their head is going to be able to make an argument
in a courtroom that the group "alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.windows" isn't a
group designed and operated for the purpose of distributing stolen software.

Or try "alt.binaries.pictures.teen-fuck".  Tell me THAT's not obvious on
its face.

That was beaten to death many years ago.  Nobody with a half neuron will
argue for filtering or removal of those newsgroups on a large scale
(now,
i contend that a teeny weeny ISP can get away with it, but for large
ISPs
it just doesn't work).  The reason is very simple: the objectionable
content
will simply move to "legitimate" newsgroups.  There is no way to prevent
it.
Which would make it much harder for those who don't want to see it to
filter
it out.  How about _encouraging_ such self-regulation instead?

Now, can we get out of the kiddie porn sandbox?

--vadim




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