Re: cat flames >/dev/null

[Kam.T.Tam () dms csiro au (Kam T Tam)]

On Mon, 10 Oct 1994 16:17:33 -0400 (EDT),
Eric Conrad <econrad () bu edu> wrote: 

> > Sysops are held responsible for the data stored on their machines.
> > I do not want illegal copies of other peoples credit/access info
> > on my system for any length of time, even in the mail spool.
>
> I'm tired of this argument.  Do any of your machines receive news?  Do 
> any of your users receive internet mail?  There are just 2 pathways for 
> 'illegal' information to enter your systems.  There is no stopping it: 
> even some sort of censoring scheme would require temporary spooling.
>
> There is an implied risk in connecting to the internet.  This is one of 
> them.  If you're not willing to accept this risk, unplug your routers.
>
>                                 ...Eric

Sheeh, he may be scanning every single message passing through their systems
to make sure there is no illegal data. :-)

Kam.