Are we gatewayed to Usenet?

[Joe Thomas]

Tim May wrote:

> I believe someone has gatewayed the list onto
> Netcom, which is available to many thousands of
> subscribers, including local POPs (points of
> presence) in Washington, D.C., Boston, Atlanta,
> Austin, and of course all up and down the West
> Coast.
> 

> . . .
> 

> It also opens us up to more disruptive flaming
> and puerile argumentation.

Chilling thought:  strnlght at netcom.com

A subscriber to Washington-based Digital Express recently asked on  
the digex.general group that the cypherpunks list be gatewayed to a  
newsgroup there, too.  It hasn't shown up there, and I hope it  
doesn't.  Mailing lists just "feel" a little more private, and their  
central administration makes possible some control over abusers.

Has anyone sent mail to postmaster or news at netcom to ask them what  
they're doing?  I'd feel a little funny doing so myself, since I'm  
not a subscriber.  I have asked Digex not to gateway the list,  
though.

Joe