-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Wed, 16 Feb 1994, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
I see nothing wrong with remailer operators taking steps to prevent Detweiler from using their equipment against their will. This is not censorship. Mr. Detweiler is still free to use Usenet any way he sees fit. It is simply the act of saying "Mr. Detweiler can't use MY REMAILER any way he sees fit."
In a society where anonymity were commonly available, I would agree withyou, but sadly we do not live in such a society. As cypherpunks we are trying to rectify this, to make anonymity available for _all_, pricks like Detweiler included. I think that it sets a bad precedent to boot him off of our private remailers while our remailers are still all that's out there. When public remailing is a reality, we can rightly do as we see fit with our private remailers without risking jeopardizing the future of anonymity rights on the net as a whole. Understand of course, that I am not saying that you have no right to boot Detweiler...I am merely pointing out that I think it would set a dangerous precedent, and would in the long run be detrimental to all we are working for. Jim Wise wisej@acf4.nyu.edu jaw7254@acfcluster.nyu.edu -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3 iQCVAgUBLWK7WDS8O1DgkhNpAQHbSQP+KHhrjXYGH6+45dJ/J7YvGVohLMDPs8Jk oHE9dUsN3Dz5kNcnU93RkEiqI25QuaE/Yp8aQJnCEFO3xatrp2O8AzmowA458adg I+lzRHARl2bVvFcVnMjB3iFDYVs7q37Qb2y6dTokPrnN4YxarqXUUabfgKsD9vrt XhsDmxXzit4= =XeRd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----