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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
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Gary Palmer                                          FreeBSD Core Team Member
FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info



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