On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Vivien M. wrote:
Example: your local $ILEC has some Yellow Pages, where you are listed as an ISP. Some bad thiefs want to steal a T1 router or a Sparc 5, and figure an ISP would be a good place to get this equipment. They see your listing, break into your facility, and steal your hardware.
Do you sue $ILEC for having set you up for being robbed?
Now, MAPS publishes a listing of people who operate an open relay. You admit running an open relay. Someone else uses that listing to refuse mail from you.
Why is MAPS in that second example more evil than $ILEC in the first one?
Intent Vivien, pure and simple. In the former case of the LEC, there was no _intent_ to inflict damage, as well as no reason to believe that the listing would inflict damage. In the latter case we have a listing whose *stated purpose* is to inflict damage.
Vivien -- Vivien M. vivienm@dyndns.org Assistant System Administrator Dynamic DNS Network Services http://www.dyndns.org/
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