At 10:29 PM 3/7/96 -0800, the TimWatch service posted:
Opinions are opinions, and a free society has no business suppressing opinions by use of torts. (Another related area is the use of torts to halt public comment on controversial development plans. These are called "SLAPP" suits--"Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation." For example, where AT&T sues "the Cypherpunks" to shut them up about their anti-Clipper feelings. Some judges are awarding large damages to the groups hit with the SLAPP suits.)
Hey, give The Big Phone Company a break - they did just stop pushing Lotus Notes (I don't remember if they were providing the latest espionage-enabled verstion or just the one previous to it.) Of course, their decision wasn't based on Lotus's selection of GAK; it was more related to their success in selling this high-mainenance service, which may also be related to Lotus's decision to try to increase their foreign market...... #-- # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, stewarts@ix.netcom.com, +1-415-442-2215 pager 408-787-1281 #