On Mon, 6 May 1996, Vladimir Z. Nuri wrote:
but you still don't understand what I stated. the above does not make any sense relative to the PICS system. it would be like saying, "we are going to report anyone who doesn't have a SMTP that bans dirty email". SMTP does not ban dirty email by definition. PICS does not censor material by definition. please read the PICS proposal (sorry the URL is not handy, could someone post it?)
The executive summary is at: <http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/PICS/principles.html> A more complete overview is available at: <http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/PICS/iacwc.htm> The first, unfortunately, mentions self-rating prominently. The second mentions self-rating almost as an aside. Looks like they needed a bullet point for the short version. Dan -- Dan Busarow DPC Systems Dana Point, California