Re: Digital Bill of Rights

[Phil Howard <phil () whistler intur net>]

Bob Allisat wrote:

>  Mail is mail is mail in my opinion. 
>  And what you do on a *private* server
>  is your own business. Once that server
>  opens for general public usage the
>  obligation is to simply deliver the
>  god-damned mail. Not snif or steam or
>  read the addresses to see if they are
>  kosher. We have our rights and freedoms
>  in a civil society. One day they will
>  be integrated into our laws and various
>  constitutions. Until then I guess 
>  Public ISPs will continue to get away
>  with abuses.

Since my mail server is NOT open for public usage, the above does not
apply to it.  My mail server is restricted to my customers and those
whom my customers wish to receive mail from.


>  In my opinion all this RBL nonsense is
>  vastly more destructive in the long
>  term than a few ad e-mails. You may
>  agree to disagree. That too is your
>  right. However you still may not block,
>  manipulate or deny any mail directed at
>  me. *UNLESS* I explicitly give you that
>  permission. Otherwise - buzz of boys.
>  You're treading on dangerous ground.

As a matter of fact, I agree with "all this RBL nonsense is vastly
more destructive in the long term than a few ad e-mails".  However,
it is not the case that we are dealing with "a few ad e-mails".
Ad e-mail is not the problem.  Unsolicited bulk e-mail is.

Since Bob Allisat is not my customer, I do not need to worry about
whether he gives or does not give any permission.  Permissions that
matter to us come from our customers.

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