-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- And just to get it right...is it not a fact that you have the vested right to refuse service to any customer not meeting your criterion for business, pursuant to rules you define that are within the framework of the law. I believe so. When spammers and their lobby pay for their vote from congress to obstruct the right of an internet users "private right" to choose the businesses he/she want to do business with, then is it not, forced marketing against the wishes of the customer? And does that not harm your interests in the marketplace? I would conclude that operationally your business would be harmed and possibly attacked by pissed of users. I think there is to much emphasis on business and the rights of the individual are being thwarted by people without a clue and will in the longer run force a political solution from disgruntled users and their lobby for their rights. I support RBL for the simple reason it defeats the invasion of my space that I PAY for with business that I do not PAY to solicit or want. I have a fundamental right to not be harassed, nor do I want to be told to use filters or anything that consumes space on my disk wasting my computer resources. Congress and more than half these groups on wall street have no clue as what they are opening themselves up for. Anyway so much for my 2 cents Henry R. Linneweh -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.0.2 iQA/AwUBNm3beuBkoZ0XTT12EQI/RgCfT4hWxwrE1R5bbBUakM/z2p3YylEAoPij cibX/gHL1fO+DEIRYS08pXV7 =x1Sv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- "Steven J. Sobol" wrote: On Mon, Dec 07, 1998 at 11:35:17AM -0800, Andrew Staples wrote:

Dean wrote:

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But claiming that you can "do anything you please with your equipment" is complete BS. There isn't anything more I can say.

I really hope you mean that.

Of course, cant' != won't

You CAN do anything you want with your equipment! If it happens to violate the terms of your clients' contracts with you, though, expect to get hauled into court. Dean is right that it's stupid to filter without someone's permission. Dean is way wrong when he says that claiming you can "do anything you please with your equipment" is BS. Last I checked, unless we're talking about colocated equipment, you DO own the equipment involved and have a right to do with it what you wish. -- Steve Sobol [sjsobol@nacs.net] Part-time Support Droid [support@nacs.net] NACS Spaminator [abuse@nacs.net] Proud resident of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, the coolest place on earth. http://www.ClevelandHeights.com