(Robert Bonomi)
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


It doesn't. It says what subject matter is allowed. ISP's
are required to use terms of service that require their
members to comply with the charter.


, no they aren't..

If they don't, and the members from that ISP repeatedly
violate the charters of usenet, then access to the group is
cut off.


Nope.


Yup. *LOTS* of places drop _everything_ from alt.net on the floor for
that precise reason.

Try komplaining to mine, sunshine...

I have no plan to do so. This is a gentle reminder, even if
you plan to ignore your responsibilities.

My responsibility is to behave ccording to the user's agreement of my
provider.

That is the extent of your _legal_ responsibility, yes.

"moral" responsibility extends to include recognizing that
_other_people_ make their resourses available to you "at no cost" on
the expectation that you will use those resources _only_ for the
intended purposes.

Yes, obviously. And I adhere to that religiously. Even to the point of
feeling slightly guilty about continuing this thread.
This is one of the few truly useful groups on usenet, but that's because
it's participants aren't a bunch of whiney netkkops, amongst other reasons!


Alt.net, corporately, doesn't think that that "respect for other's
property" is important.

Actually, they do.


Alt.net users have rather spotty propogation of their postings as a
result.

No, they don't. I can post to any newsgroup form this or any of the other
providers i use.


Everybody ends up happy.

I know I am!


Bertie