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- From: pod@sour.sw.oz.au (Paul O'Donnell)
- Subject: Re: apparent censorship of some newgroups
- Organization: Softway Pty Ltd
- Date: 24 Jan 93 23:39:31 GMT
- Message-ID: <pod.727918771@sour.sw.oz.au>
- References: <1jqmgvINN49t@kralizec.zeta.org.au>
- Keywords: big brother
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- In <1jqmgvINN49t@kralizec.zeta.org.au> craig@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Craig Dewick) writes:
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- >This has probably already been thrashed out,
-
- Yes it has.
-
- >but why is it that certain
- >newsgroups are being prevented from reaching our shores?
-
- >As an underlying link to Internet, this automatically consigns AARnet
- >administrators to follow Internet policy, which is that ALL information should
- >be freely available to ALL users of the system. It's obvious that AARnet's
- >admin people believe otherwise.
-
- Hmmm, first I've heard of such a policy. Do you have a reference
- for it? Be careful not to confuse Usenet with the Internet.
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