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To: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com>
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From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: Liability (was: Binaries in Usenet (was: News...)) 
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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
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