Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site hercules.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!teklds!hercules!franka From: franka@hercules.UUCP (Frank Adrian) Newsgroups: net.news,net.followup Subject: Re: Posting Correspondence Message-ID: <422@hercules.UUCP> Date: Tue, 26-Feb-85 11:34:31 EST Article-I.D.: hercules.422 Posted: Tue Feb 26 11:34:31 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Mar-85 03:04:41 EST References: <257@unm-la.UUCP> <286@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> Reply-To: franka@hercules.UUCP (Frank Adrian) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 29 Xref: watmath net.news:3206 net.followup:4574 Summary: In article <286@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> tim@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Tim Maroney) writes: >Ordinarily, posting private correspondence is strictly verboten, unless the >person who sent the message consents. There are exceptions to any taboo, >though. If someone has been using the privacy of the correspondence as a >tool to harass or conspire against another person, then the target of >conspiracy or harassment is justified in revealing this by whatever means he >or she deems appropriate, including publically revealing the evidence. If a >person admits some illegal intent in a private message, the receiver (or >anyone else who comes across it) is justified in revealing this as well. >Such cases are extremely unusual, this being a largely civilized world. >Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University Computation Center Thank you, Big Brother. By the way, are you the system manager (or do you have root privileges) for your machine? I want to make sure that I NEVER send anything through your site. Private mail should be PRIVATE. By the way, I am very happy that you have the "moral superiority" to make hard choices about what messages to reveal. If a teacher at a high-school somewhere makes a statement over the net that he is gay are you going to write a letter to that state's Department of Education if it is illegal for a gay to teach in that state? How do YOU make the decision as to what is dangerous enough to report? WHO are YOU to make such a decision? I used to think that most people were fair minded and (for the most part) minded their own business. When people start advocating opening another person's mail I'm not so sure. I hope Mr. Maroney rethinks his Gestapo/ Stalinist tactics, before he happens upon a root password for his system. Thanks for 1984, Tim... faa - mfotn