FIDONet mail filtering came up many months ago. It is indeed an atrocious policy. Are these people in the same cyberspace we are? This is like hearing neanderthals inhabit many houses in the neighborhood. As for what *we* can do, well, if premier cyberspatial laywer Mike Godwin considers himself a hardcore cypherpunk, I'd expect that a letter on EFF stationary would have a pretty significant effect. It wouldn't have to be hostile or intimidating, just something along the tone of `please join the cyberspatial community and your concerned peers.' It could mention the strict legal significance of the ECPA -- that a strong case can be made that *any* filtering is in violation of it, and that one cannot screen encrypted mail without breaking it. In fact, ideally the letter would be general enough to give to anyone who is engaged in unwholesome activities along the same lines. If this is all too much work, I think just quoting his cypherpunk-list letters that suggest the ECPA does not exactly condone their behavior might have an effect too... Hee, hee, though I'd say the actual letter would be worth a coveted L.D. Cypherpunk of the Week award <g> I'm just waiting for an excuse to give M.G. one. I don't think everyone realizes how lucky we are to have him and Gilmore in the same room with us!