Re: Re: Re: [ga] Proposal for mailing list policy

["William X. Walsh" <william@dso.net>]

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On 16-Jan-2000 Patrick Greenwell wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, Roberto Gaetano wrote:
> 
>> This has already been clarified, so I don't need to go over it, except 
>> to tell you that I bet that the technique of trying to paralyze the 
>> Canadian Government with a flood of faxes will be applied here, it's 
>> just a matter of time and to find a good excuse.
>> So, we can try the iper-liberal approach, but I am aware that, in case 
>> of a similar emergency, we must take a similar decision.
>> The iper-freedom for a few cannot be the denial of service to the 
>> majority. 
>> 
>> Anybody else willing to comment?
> 
> Real-time archives should be available on a real or near-realtime basis,
> and should never, in any way shape or form be edited for content. With
> that said, in regards to denial-of-service type attacks, list policies
> should include provisions to disable access to anyone attempting to launch
> or in the process of launching such attacks. More importantly, IANAL
> however D.O.S. attacks would seem to be criminal in nature and should be
> treated as such. Most providers don't take to kindly to having their
> resources used for such activities...

The provider in question not only likes it, he encourages it.

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