Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 07:57:11 -0400 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Liability (was: Binaries in Usenet (was: News...)) Message-ID: <5503.861537431@orion.webspan.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 19 Apr 1997 11:02:31 CDT." <Pine.NEB.3.95.970419105654.485A-100000@acp.qiv.com>
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"Jay D. Nelson" wrote in message ID <Pine.NEB.3.95.970419105654.485A-100000@acp.qiv.com>: > Along with news, what about my encrypted mail. Is an ISP a potential > federal target if a user's encrypted mail is suspected of "terrorist" > communication? What is an ISP's liability if they filter out encrypted > mail? They can, and should, claim common carrier status. Just like the phone company is not liable if you send a code which triggers a bomb using a phone line. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info
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