This is straying a bit far from network operations, and would probably be better discussed elsewhere. -Steve On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Dave Dennis wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Micah McNelly wrote:
Actually I got a response quickly from a list member who represent sorbs at some level. Do you really think opinion has a place in mail delivery? What if the USPS decided any magazine you subscribed to was suddenly unfit for delivery and decided it should blocked (thrown away)?
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Well, anyone remember the Comstock Act?
But seriously, the analogy here is a bit false. It would be like the recipient of the mail signed up to use a service that inspected their mail for them, and made the decisions you are describing.
You can argue that signing up for such a service is silly, wrong headed, ill informed and results in unintended consequences. But you cannot argue that it is government censorship.
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