ORBS sucked into a black hole!

[Declan McCullagh]

On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 07:10:34AM -0500, measl at mfn.org wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> 
> > ORBS/MAPS/etc. "participate" by connecting to and reviewing sites,
> > much like I go out to and watch movies to review.
> 
> Not always.  If you refused to have your site "reviewed", then they would
> literally make one up.

Huh? If theyr'e checking to see if you're running an open relay or
harboring spammers, both can be verified ("reviewed") without too much
effort.

> > As usual, Choate fails to grasp the point. I am not saying anyone
> > has a duty to "help them." 
> 
> Yes, you are stating that implicitly.

No, I'm explicitly stating that you don't.

> And to allow them to MAKE UP what they say is pure libel.

Libel laws are tricky things -- as a tool of the rich, they are often used
to stifle speech. But if they're libeling you, try to sue them. But it
seems to me this isn't the main complaint being circulated against them
around here.

> Good riddance to bad trash.  Now that ORBS is dead, when are you going to
> follow their fine example Declan?

Amusing. Last time I got a veiled death threat was when I wrote about
UFOs.

-Declan