This is pretty scary, I mean it always sat in the back of my mind that they would attemt to rgulate the net, and to pass legislation and all, but now that it is rearing it's head and looks like there is going to be a push for it, I am actually concerned, to teh point of fear almost. Not a paralyzing fear, but a definite feeling that action is neccesary now to either head it off, or provide for alternative forms of communication on the Net if it does come. Thank goodness the cypherpunks have been working on crypto, it is at least deployed enough now that any attempt to control that would entail drastic measures, like REALLY drastic. I think perhaps we should make a concerted effort to alert eh rest of the net of these happenings, and to tell them to contact their legislators and such to try and stop it, or at least attempt to stop the hystericism that these articles will drum up in congress. Perhaps someone will be kind enough to write "newsletter" or a post to be spread throught usenet and other BBS's and mailing lists(under control, not spamming or anything) that alerts people on what is happening, and what they can do about it. I am afraid I am to inexperienced as a writer of such things, I could do it, but i am sure that others here would do much better jobs of it, and thus influence mroe action from the people on the net. get on your boots fellas, load your guns too. Loks like a war is starting up, or is it a police action 8) i want to know everything http://www.mcs.com/~nesta/home.html i want to be everywhere Nesta's Home Page i want to fuck everyone in the world & i want to do something that matters /-/ a s t e zine