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From: karl@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste)
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Subject: Re: Net.Porn ?
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Date: 22 Sep 88 17:36:53 GMT
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In-reply-to: wbt@cbnews.ATT.COM's message of 22 Sep 88 14:37:22 GMT

wbt@cbnews.att.com writes:
   [alt.sex and similar groups being available to
    minors could be a problem for Usenet sites.]

   Is this a serious potential problem, or am I paranoid ?

I think you're a *little* paranoid.  If your system is available to
12-year-olds, then perhaps you have a problem.  My systems are not.
Generally speaking, no one who isn't "of age" can get into my systems
- this is a university where it is safe to say that all users are at
least 18.  I can't be accused of pandering to minors when it's so
obvious that I don't make my systems available to minors.  Sites which
make themselves available to minors might be putting themselves into a
much worse position.  "Large corporate contributors" can no doubt
claim reasonably that their users are of sufficient age as well.

--Karl