In article <Pine.3.89.9502081213.A7848-0100000@netcom10>, "James A. Donald" <jamesd@netcom.com> wrote:
(B) by striking out `makes any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal' in subparagraph (A) and inserting `makes, transmits, or otherwise makes available any comment, request, ^^^^^^^^^^ suggestion, proposal, image, or other communication';
This appears to make ISP's responsible for content.
It makes them responsible for something that they cannot control without violating people privacy.
Plus the processing cost would place a tremendous burden on the 'net. Transmision goes both ways, not just from the posting machine to the rest of the world. Every site 'transmits' every piece of news posted to the newsgroups they carry. Every intermediate site, especially the backbones, 'transmits' email even in not generated from or addressed to that site. -- America - a country so rich and so strong we can reward the lazy and punish the productive and still survive (so far) Don Melvin storm@ssnet.com finger for PGP key.