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Re: The root nameservers will be replaced August 1st

  • From: Alan Hannan
  • Date: Thu Jul 18 22:15:11 1996

  The two perspectives I didn't bring up (hoping someone else
  would/will) are:

  o How does the NSF support/activity impact content and connections
    to the NAPs (and to a far lesser extent the MAEs, and the random
    XPs popping up everywhere [which I feel are a geat idea {but I
    won't keep rambling}]).

  o In the freedom-of-speech world, it is my understanding that
    there are significant precedents set that say once a body exhibits
    ANY editorial control, they are then responsible for all content.
    [of course, not exhibiting control doesn't insure that one isn't
    responsible].

  Of course, in a purely objective, idealistic world, I'd agree and
  support Avi's assertions.

  -alan

.........  Avi Freedman is rumored to have said:
] 
] >   Hmm.....
] > 
] >   NAP operators making judgement about content...  Hmm...  I wonder
] >   if there are any applicable precedents here...
] > 
] >   -alan
] 
] Sure...  "It's ours and we set the rules."
] As far as I know, rules aren't even available for the MAEs from MFS,
] and the Pennsauken agreement speaks only in generalities about what
] one's not supposed to do routing-wise...
] 
] Avi
] 
] 
] 

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