1996-03-01 Richard Moore Subject: Virus Alert** Do not download PKZ300.exe! Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 02:04:11 -0800 Organization: City of Tacoma Lines: 17 Message-ID: <•••@••.•••> NNTP-Posting-Host: blv-pm0-ip8.halcyon.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0GoldB1 (Win95; I) To All of the NETTERS, from our computer support center at the City of Tacoma: There … Read more…

1996-03-01 Craig A. Johnson It is useful to remember that our Net friends in all parts of the world are fighting some of the same battles that we are. Let’s stay aware of these developments. Below is a copy of a letter sent by the Polish Internet Society to the government regarding the new rates … Read more…

1996-03-01 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: February 26, 1996 COMMERCIAL INTERNET EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION JOINS SUIT CHALLENGING COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT Today, the Commercial Internet eXchange Association (“CIX”) sought to intervene in litigation challenging the constitutionality of the indecency standard in the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”). CIX is the leading trade association of Internet … Read more…

1996-02-29 Henry Huang The following file has been added to the CR Library: The OCAF “Agincourt Project” white paper referred to in that (not-so-subtly) threatening note I forwarded to the list has been filed as: “Net-Suppression/OCAF-Agincourt-Project” The form letter I got has been filed as: “Net-Suppression/OCAF-Form-Reply-Letter” I’m excerpting many of the disturbing parts of the … Read more…

1996-02-29 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 06:00:51 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: modem tax again… for IP To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) From: •••@••.••• (Richard Jay Solomon) Subject: modem tax again… for IP WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., 1996 FEB 23 (NB) — Brock Meeks, in his latest Muckraker column for … Read more…

1996-02-29 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 Sender: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> Subject: On-line Seminar on Cyberspace Law <fwd> Does this ring any bells? ———- Forwarded Message ———- From: Larry or Lynn Tunstall, INTERNET:•••@••.••• TO: John Whiting, 100707,731 Hulda Nystrom, INTERNET:•••@••.••• Chupoo Alafonte, INTERNET:•••@••.••• Paul Nordstrand at Edgewood, INTERNET:•••@••.••• DATE: 28/02/96 19:41 RE: On-line … Read more…

1996-02-29 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 From: Andy Oram <•••@••.•••> Subject: AT&T lawsuit Interesting that I haven’t seen anything about this on the Internet–have any of you? I found it browsing on the much-maligned CompuServe. This seems to be part of the “interconnection” issue that was so important in the Telecom Bill. … Read more…

1996-02-29 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 From: Henry Huang <•••@••.•••> Subject: OCAF Veiled Threats Apparently, when I requested a copy of the OCAF’s “Agincourt Project” white paper, I got put on one of their interest lists. This note was sent to me today. I’ve heard of other people receiving similar (or identical) … Read more…

1996-02-29 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 Sender: Bill W Smith Jr <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> Good Tidings I Bring Andy wrote: >I don’t want to leave my condition shrouded in mystery. ~–<snip of quoted material>–~ Yeah, Andy! Good to see you back. May you never thirst. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 … Read more…

1996-02-29 Richard Moore Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 Sender: Don Bass <•••@••.•••> Subject: CDA Suit Snowballs Friends: This is not news to you, but the quote of ALA’s Judith Krug is worth knowing. This from Educom’s Edupage: CHALLENGE TO COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT The legal challenge to the Communications Decency Act has grown stronger with the … Read more…