Re: Hold on to your news servers

[Karl Denninger <karl () Denninger Net>]

On Sat, Nov 14, 1998 at 01:10:05PM -0500, Alan Spicer wrote:
> It sounds like you want to censor UseNet and you want to be the god
> that gets to do that. 

It sounds to me like you disagree with free speech and the right to decide
what happens on private property - unless its what YOU demand others do.

> I think UseNet will survive you as it has
> survived everyone else. Everyone will OPT you OUT. I'm curious of
> several things. 1.) Did you consult any Internet standards group or
> organization about your plan for UseNet? 

Why should I?  This isn't a standard.

> 2.) What is your motivation
> political or profit? Or do you answer to a higher authority?

Excuse me?  That question made no sense; my views on this matter, and Usenet
in general, are hardly new, as anyone who has known of me for the last 10 or
so years is well aware.

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Karl Denninger (karl () denninger net) http://www.mcs.net/~karl
I ain't even *authorized* to speak for anyone other than myself, so give
up now on trying to associate my words with any particular organization.


> At 07:25 PM 11/13/98 -0600, you wrote:
> > Oh, those who want to try to sink this with public opinion (won't work;
> > anyone who's known me for more than a day knows how much I count that
> > in my evaluations) don't have to bother telling the truth.
> >
> > -
> > -- 
> > Karl Denninger (karl () denninger net) http://www.mcs.net/~karl
> > I ain't even *authorized* to speak for anyone other than myself, so give
> > up now on trying to associate my words with any particular organization.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 13, 1998 at 06:00:15PM -0700, John M. Brown wrote:
> > > Wouldn't it be nice if people actually quoted things correctly....
> > >
> > > Quoting from his FAQ as posted on inet-access. 
> > >
> > > " THIS CANCEL ADVISORY SYSTEM IS OPT-IN; THE CANCELS 
> > >   WILL *NOT* BE GENERALLY INJECTED BACK INTO THE USENET 
> > >   NEWS STREAM. "
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