CFV: comp.org.cauce moderated -- support privacy and anonymity

[Igor Chudov @ home]

For your information -- all anonymity advocates take note of the
comp.org.cauce Call For Votes which wants to outlaw anonymity.

The Call For Votes has been posted to news.groups, with a very 
lively discussion that followed. You may be amused to read it.

igor

In news.groups, phelix at vallnet.com <phelix at vallnet.com> wrote:
* On 14 Oct 1997 11:57:07 -0400, moz at server2.mich.com (John C. Mozena) wrote:
* 
* >In article <slrn646v9m.e2u.ichudov at manifold.algebra.com>,
* >Igor Chudov @ home <ichudov at algebra.com> wrote:
* >
* >>We have exposed your arguments against munging as bogus.
* >
* >You have exposed nothing but your ability to be hateful.
* >
* >>But, what do you have against anonymity?
* >
* >Nothing. What right do you have, though, to force me and others to
* >inconvenience ourselves so you can post anonymously or protect yourself
* >from spam?
* >
* >>Vote AGAINST comp.org.cauce which wants to outlaw anonymity and
* >>use of spamblocked addresses. Go to news.groups and find the
* >>CFV for comp.org.cauce, with the ballot enclosed.
* >
* >Vote for comp.org.cauce, which protects the utility of a newsgroup and the
* >freedom of postmasters to not run anonymous posting services should they
* >not so desire.
* 
* Well, I just started reading this, and I didn't really know which way to
* vote.  But such an anti-anonymnity stance makes the choice clear:
* 
* vote *NO*.
* 
* Thanks for clearing things up, John.
* 
* -- Phelix
* 


-- 
	- Igor.

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