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Newsgroups: alt.censorship,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,alt.internet.services,news.misc,alt.answers,news.answers Subject: How to Receive Banned Newsgroups FAQ (11/30/94) Followup-To: alt.censorship Reply-To: banned-faq@uiuc.edu (How to get banned newsgroups FAQ) Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU Expires: 30 Dec 1994 00:00:00 GMT Summary: This is a list of frequently-asked questions (and answers) about how to get banned newsgroups.

Archive-name: usenet/banned-groups-faq Last-modified: 11/30/94 Version: 1.1

  Posted near the middle of each month to alt.censorship,

alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk, alt.internet.services, news.misc, alt.answers, and news.answers.

  Prepared by Joseph Gebis (j-gebis@uiuc.edu).
  Please address any additions, comments, or corrections to

banned-faq@uiuc.edu.

  The newest version of the "How to Receive Banned Newsgroups FAQ" is

available electronically by many different methods. See section 6.3 for details.

  Section 1 describes this document.  Section 2 provides most of the

quick information you need to find out how to receive banned newsgroups. Sections 3-5 contain other information relating to the topic. Section 6 contains more information about this document.

  All information in this article is presented solely for

informational purposes. Joseph Gebis takes no responsibility for any information contained within this article.

                         TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Overview and Introduction

  1.1 What is this faq?
  1.2 What is needed to get news?
  1.3 Other notes

Chapter 2: How to get Banned Newsgroups

  2.1 Not-for-profit news providers
  2.2 Commercial news providers
  2.3 Open nntp sites
  2.4 Gopher
  2.5 Mail to news gateways
  2.6 Internet services list
  2.7 I only have access to...

Chapter 3: Ethics of Banned Newsgroups

  3.1 What is a "banned newsgroup"?
  3.2 Should news administrators be allowed to ban newsgroups?
  3.3 Should people be allowed to describe how to receive banned
    newsgroups?
  3.4 Are newsgroups libraries?
  3.5 Do we really need this faq?
  3.6 Online references pertaining to electronic freedom and privacy

Chapter 4: Legalities of Banned Newsgroups

  4.1 Legal responsibilities of news administrators
  4.2 Is it legal to describe how to receive banned newsgroups?
  4.3 Legal references pertaining to banned newsgroups

Chapter 5: Further Information on References Mentioned

  5.1 Information on Freenets
  5.2 Information on Library Policy Statements Archive Access
  5.3 Information on EFF
  5.4 Information on the Legal List

Chapter 6: Information on this Faq

  6.1 Who compiled this faq?
  6.2 How do I submit additions, comments, and corrections?
  6.3 How do I get the latest version of the faq?
  6.4 What other information do you need?
  6.5 Is there an html version on this faq?
  6.6 Who are all the wonderful people that added information to the
    faq?
  6.7 Who else needs to be thanked?
  6.8 References
  6.9 Disclaimer

Chapter 1: Overview and Introduction

"I cannot convince myself that there is anyone so wise, so universally

comprehensive in his judgment, that he can be trusted with the power to tell others: 'You shall not express yourself thus, you shall not describe your own experiences; or depict the fantasies which your mind has created; or laugh at what others set up as respectable; or question old beliefs; or contradict the dogmas of the church, of our society, our economic systems, and our political orthodoxy.'"

  1. Jake Zeitlin

1.1 What is this faq?

  This faq was originally intended to be a compilation of other

information sources about ways to get newsgroups. It has become more than that, in a few ways. I'm trying to include information on how to access any internet resource from any other one (although the emphasis of this document is still on newsgroups), and it has become, I hope, a document discussing important ethical issues.

1.2 What is needed to get news?

  There are two things needed to "get" news in the fullest sense of

the word. First of all, you need a source of news, and a means of accessing that source; this will allow you to read other people's messages. Secondly, you need a way to post new articles to news.

  This document will allow you to find different ways to do both.

1.3 Other notes

  I tried to make sure I gave credit for every file I use in this

document; if you notice something not credited, or miscredited, tell me. Also, tell me if the information is wrong; some information included in this document changes fairly often.

  I tried to use "[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: #]" when starting a direct, or

only slightly edited, reference from a file. The number is the number of the full reference, given at the end of this document. Every "[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: #]" is matched by a "[END INCLUDED FILE]".

  I use "[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: #]" when I use selected

sections, or have had to do heavy editing on a file. The number is the number of the full reference, given at the end of this document. Every "[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: #]" is matched by a "[END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]". It is recommended that you do get the file if you want to see the original, unedited version. I have tried to remain faithful to the original intent and purpose of every included document.

  If any reference is wrong, please tell me.

Chapter 2: How to get Banned Newsgroups

2.1 Not-for-profit news providers

  A good way to get banned newsgroups is to use a free news provider.

Many free news providers also provide access to many other important services. A partial list includes:

  Cyberspace
  ----------
  Telnet to cyberspace.org and login as "newuser".  From there, you

can follow the menus and get a new shell account; from this account, you can access news directly, or telnet to any of the below places.

  Freenets
  --------
  There are many freenets.  These are networks at which the charge for

using is nothing, or very little. Most of them tell you how to log in to them; for the ones that do not, look in the parenthesized comment beside it in this listing.

  I have not had a chance to look through all these; some or all may

not provide guest news access (or news access at all). This list is from the Internet Services List. Instructions on obtaining it are below.

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 1] bigsky.bigsly.dillon.mt.us (login: bbs) freenet.buffalo.edu cap.gwu.edu (login: guest password: visitor) freenet-in-a.cwru.edu (login: guest) freenet-in-b.cwru.edu (login: guest) freenet-in-c.cwru.edu (login: guest) bigcat.missouri.edu freenet.hsc.colorado.edu 136.176.5.114 132.162.32.99 (login: guest) freenet.carleton.ca rgfn.epcc.edu sendit.epcc.edu (login: bss password: sendit2me) freenet.fsu.edu leo.nmc.edu cbos.uc.edu garbo.uwasa.fi (login: guest) freenet.victoria.bc.ca vdoe386.vak12ed.edu (login: guest password: guest) yfn2.ysu.edu (login: visitor) [END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

  Another large list was posted by David W. Morgan

(damorgan@nyx10.cs.du.edu). I'm not sure if this list will be posted on a regular basis. This list was posted in alt.internet.services. Included at the bottom of this list was the message "For more information write to info@nptn.org".

  Hermes
  ------
  Telnet to hermes.merit.edu.  From there, you can get an account and

can access news and other internet services.

  Nyx
  ---
  To access nyx, telnet to nyx.cs.du.edu.  There is a very easy

to use menu system; you can follow those menus. To get easy access to newsgroups, login as "guest" (don't use the quotation marks). Then type:

  l           (look around the system)
  qa          (quick access to what works)
  n           (netnews)
  then simply type the name of the group to which you would like

access.

  Nyx will not allow guest users to post to newsgroups.
  Looking around nyx is free; to get a full account requires you to

register.

  Prairienet
  ----------
  Prairienet is a site that offers free accounts to residents of

Illinois; people outside of Illinois must pay $50, but they can look around for free.

  To try Prairienet out, telnet to firefly.prairienet.org and login as

"visitor".

  Um-m-net
  --------
  Telnet m-net.ann-arbor.mi.us.  For which host, enter "um-m-net".

Enter "g" for guest. For login, enter "newuser".

  UNC BBS
  -------
  Telnet launchpad.unc.edu and login as "launch".

2.2 Commercial news providers

Disclaimer: I am not related to any of the following service providers.

  If you cannot access some news groups, you can always turn to a

commercial news providers. These news providers will give you shell access, news, dialup lines, and more (for a fee). To find out what commercial internet service providers exist in your area, get one of the commercial service provider lists.

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 2] Other sources ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The PDIAL list: the authority on (full) Internet access sites. Get it from info-deli-server@netcom.com body "Send PDIAL".

The NIXPUB list: this is primarily a list of mail/news sites, although it includes many full access sites as well. Get it from mail-server@bts.com with subject/body: "get PUB nixpub.{long|short}" or by FTP from VFL.Paramax.com:/pub/pubnet/nixpub.{long|short}.

I would also strongly suggest accessing Peter Scott's excellent Hytelnet service at the University of Saskatchewan. Telnet to access.usask.ca login: hytelnet. Information on both pay systems and freenets (which can often provide the level of needed access) can be found on this site. Note that, while there are other Hytelnet sites, USask is the most up to date. Regional hints -

National service providers: FTP to ftp.nisc.sri.com:/netinfo and FTP the files whose names begin with "internet-access…" - there is one for the US, and one for other countries. They are derived from the WHOLE INTERNET GUIDE, by Ed. Krol. Note that many of the providers listed in this list only deal with academic institutions. UK: ftp to: ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/archives/uk-internet-list.{lng,sum} the lng and sum represent the long and summary lists respectively.

Latin America and Caribbean: Gopher to gopher.rcp.net.pe (Peruvian provider - see entry). A complete list of contacts for Latin America and the Caribbean is available there.

Australia: There is a "Public Networking in Australia FAQ" but I don't know of a site where it is archived. It is posted regularly to "alt.internet.access.wanted". If you're desperate and can't wait, you can try asking me for a copy… If there isn't too much demand, I'll respond to requests - otherwise I'll remove this "offer."

Germany: See the "Individual Network" entry, and follow the instructions.

France: FTP to grasp.insa-lyon.fr:/pub/faq-by-newsgroup/soc/soc.culture.french/ culture-french-faq/networking/part{1|2}.

I more than welcome comments, corrections and especially additions. Please write me at: Louis Raphael raphael@orion.login.qc.ca I'll do my best to answer all my mail…

Special thanks to Dr. Josh Backon for providing information on many of the listed sites.

FTP: This list is available by anonymous FTP from login.qc.ca in /pub/fslist/FSLISTXX where XX is the version number. [END INCLUDED FILE]

  America Online provides access to newsgroups.  AOL's number is

(800) 827-6364, or you can call (800) 827-5808 to use their BBS (where software is available).

  Delphi also provides access to usenet.  Delphi's number is

(800) 695-4005, or you can call (800 695-4002 to use their BBS. Press enter a few times, then log on as "FREE" to try out their service, or "INFO" to get more info.

2.3 Open nntp sites

  If you do not want to use a not-for-profit or commercial news

provider, there are open nntp sites that allow almost anyone with shell access and a news reader to read and post news. There used to be a list of open nntp sites, but those sites have since shut down. However, there are still some open nntp sites out there.

   To access these sites, you need a news reader that allows you to

change which nntp site is uses. rn and all of its derivatives (trn, strn, xtrn, etc) all allow you to do this. I've been told that the newest version of nn (6.5.0, a beta version) also supports this.

  To access these open nntp sites, you need to set the environment

variable "NNTPSERVER" to the site that you want to use. If you are using:

  sh or one of its derivatives (ksh, bash, zsh, etc): type

"NNTPSERVER=open.site.name; export NNTPSERVER" (without the quotation marks).

  csh or one of its derivatives (tcsh): type

"setenv NNTPSERVER open.site.name" (without the quotation marks).

  To access these open nntp sites with tin, you can specify that you

want to connect to a remote site by including the "-r" option on the command line, or using "rtin" instead of "tin". The NNTPSERVER variable has to be set.

  It's extremely important to remember to keep separate .newsrc files

for each machine you use. When you are going to read news at another site, move your .newsrc file to something else: "mv .newsrc .newsrc.local" (without the quotation marks).

  Then, when you are done reading news there, copy your .newsrc back

to its original name: "cp .newsrc.local .newsrc" (without the quotation marks).

 Also, if you want to keep a .newsrc for the other site you read,

make sure you copy that file to .newsrc before you read it, and copy it to another file when you are done reading news there.

 Scott Yanoff did post this list recently, which he says was taken

from the older list on open nntpservers. Many of these may have shut down by now.

bert.eecs.uic.edu, 128.248.166.25 (read only) edfder1.edf.fr, 192.54.193.133 (posting OK) gaia.ucs.orst.edu, 128.193.2.13 (read only) gateway.iitb.ernet.in, 144.16.96.2 (read only) hagi.noguchi.riec.tohoku.ac.jp, 130.34.202.42 (posting OK) iti.gov.sg, 192.122.132.130 (read only) news.belwue.de, 129.143.2.4 (read only) news.fu-berlin.de, 130.133.4.250 (posting OK) news.nodak.edu, 134.129.107.194 (read only) rocky.ucdavis.edu, 128.120.100.1 (read only) news.uni-hohenheim.de, 144.41.2.4 (read only) news.uni-stuttgart.de, 129.69.8.13 newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de, 130.75.2.1 (posting OK) nic.belwue.de, 129.143.2.4 (read only) pyr.swan.ac.uk, 137.44.1.1 (posting OK) shakti.ncst.ernet.in, 144.16.1.1 (posting OK) trdsvr.tradtech.co.jp, 133.130.1.1 (read only)

Christopher K. Neitzert (neitzert@astro.ocis.temple.edu) posted this list of open nntp sites:

sol.ctr.columbia umd5.umd.edu louie.udel.edu netnews.upenn.edu

2.4 Gopher

  Usenet news is available through gopher.  To find it, search for

"usenet news -t7" in veronica, or use these sites:

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 3] gopher -pnntp phantom.bsu.edu 4320 gopher -pnntp phred.math.byu.edu 4321 gopher -pnntp jupiter.cc.gettysburg.edu 3030 gopher -pnntp gopher.ic.ac.uk 4320 gopher -pnntp teetot.acusd.edu 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.sdsu.edu 4320 gopher -pnntp pinus.slu.se 4324 gopher -pnntp services.canberra.edu.au 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.cc.umanitoba.ca 4320 gopher -pnntp anemone.uta.fi 6671 gopher -pnntp morse.cns.vt.edu 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.msu.edu 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.denet.dk 4320 gopher -pnntp rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu 4320 gopher -pnntp cwis.oac.uci.edu 4324 gopher -pnntp gopher.acs.oakland.edu 4320 gopher -pnntp hengill.rhi.hi.is 4324 gopher -pnntp mudhoney.micro.umn.edu 4324 gopher -pnntp pinchy.micro.umn.EDU 4324 gopher -pnntp ccat.sas.upenn.edu 4324 gopher -pnntp info.anu.edu.au 71 gopher -pnntp cc.nsysu.edu.tw 4320 gopher -pnntp nuinfo.nwu.edu 4321 gopher -pnntp knot.queensu.ca 17502 gopher -pnntp info.mcc.ac.uk 4320 [END INCLUDED FILE]

Christopher K. Neitzert (neitzert@astro.ocis.temple.edu) posted this list of gopher-accessable news sites:

gopher -pnntp rodeo.uwyo.edu 71 gopher -pnntp info-server.lanl.gov 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.fsu.EDU 4320 gopher -pnntp butler.cc.tut.fi 6671 gopher -pnntp newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de 4320 gopher -pnntp cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de 4320 gopher -pnntp infopub.uqam.ca 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.cranfield.ac.uk 4324 gopher -pnntp gopher.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.ru.ac.za 4324 gopher -pnntp usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU 4320 gopher -pnntp gopher.uji.es 4320 gopher -pnntp risc.upol.cz 4320 gopher -pnews saturn.wwc.edu 4320 gopher -p"1/Usenet News" aurora.latech.edu 70 gopher -p"1/News/Usenet" milo.sdsc.edu 70 gopher -p"1/info.sc/tech/srv.ext/news" ifdh.sc.ucl.ac.be 70 gopher -p"1/Usenet" gopher.bham.ac.uk 70 gopher -p"1/Internet/News" solaris.rz.tu-clausthal.de 70 gopher -p"1/news" gopher.ictp.trieste.it 70 gopher -p"1/news" pub.vse.cz 70 gopher -p".news/" mirzam.ccc.upv.es 70 gopher -p"1/.nn" olymp.wu-wien.ac.at 70

2.5 Mail to news gateways

  Mail to news gateways are sites that will take any article given to

them and forward it to news. For information on these, mail mg5n+remailers@andrew.cmu.edu with any message, or finger remailer@chaos.berkeley.edu.

  From the latest version of the file that I have:

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 4] Anonymous postings to usenet can be made by sending anonymous mail to one of the following mail-to-usenet gateways:

group.name@demon.co.uk group.name@news.demon.co.uk group.name@bull.com group.name@cass.ma02.bull.com group.name@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca group.name@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu group.name@comlab.ox.ac.uk group.name@nic.funet.fi group.name@cs.dal.ca group.name@ug.cs.dal.ca group.name@paris.ics.uci.edu (removes headers) group.name.usenet@decwrl.dec.com (Preserves all headers) [END INCLUDED FILE]

  Some of these change fairly often.

2.6 Internet services list

  This is not a direct way to access news, but it does list many

places, and it changes often.

  To get the internet services list, look in alt.internet.services,

comp.misc, biz.comp.services, alt.bbs.internet, news.answers, comp.answers, or alt.answers, or ftp to rtfm.mit.edu, or archie for inet.services.txt, or finger yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu.

2.7 I only have access to…

  ...telnet.
  With access to telnet, you can access any of the free services

providers listed above. You can also access one of the many gopher servers that will allow you to read news. These are listed in the internet services list. Information on this list is in section 1.7. Here's the relevant information from the latest version I have:

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 1] telnet consultant.micro.umn.edu telnet seymour.md.gov telnet gopher.msu.edu telnet twosocks.ces.ncsu.edu telnet cat.ohiolink.edu telnet wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Login: wsuinfo) telnet telnet.wiscinfo.wisc.edu (Login: wiscinfo) telnet infoslug.ucsc.edu [INFOSLUG] telnet infopath.ucsd.edu (Login: infopath) telnet sunsite.unc.edu telnet ux1.cso.uiuc.edu telnet panda.uiowa.edu telnet inform.umd.edu telnet solar.rtd.utk.edu telnet grits.valdosta.peachnet.edu telnet gopher.virginia.edu (Login: gwis) telnet ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu telnet nicol.jvnc.net (Login: NICOL) telnet finfo.tu-graz.ac.at (Login: info) telnet info.anu.edu.au (Login: info) telnet tolten.puc.cl [Chile] telnet gopher.denet.dk [Denmark] telnet gopher.th-darmstadt.de telnet ecnet.ec [Ecuador] telnet gopher.uv.es [Spain] telnet gopher.isnet.is [Iceland] telnet siam.mi.cnr.it [Italy] telnet gopher.torun.edu.pl [Poland] telnet info.sunet.se [Sweden] telnet gopher.chalmers.se [Sweden] telnet hugin.ub2.lu.se [Sweden] telnet gopher.itu.ch [Switz.] telnet gopher.brad.ac.uk (Login: info)

  offers: Access to other services, gophers, documents, etc.  (Login:

gopher) [END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

  You can also access the web via telnet.  From

http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/FAQ/Bootstrap.html#z11 via Carl M. Kadie:

telnet info.cern.ch telnet ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu (login: www) telnet www.njit.edu (login: www) telnet vms.huji.ac.il (login: www) telnet sun.uakom.cs telnet fserv.kfki.hu (login: www) telnet info.funet.fi

  ....email.
  Many groups are mirrored in a mailing list; also, some sites have

ftp archives. The best way to find if the group you are interested in has this service is to check the faq; these faqs are available through the ftp site rtfm.mit.edu.

  Ftp service is available through email.  For information on

ftp-through-mail, look in the internet services list. Here's the important information from the latest info I have:

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 1] mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com mail bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu mail bitftp@dearn or to bitftp@vm.gmd.de (Europe only) mail ftpmail@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de mail ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr mail bitftp@plearn.edu.pl or bitftp@plearn (Europe) mail ftpmail@doc.ic.ac.uk or ftpmail@sunsite.unc.edu

  Body-of-letter: help or ftplist for a list of anon. ftp sites.

[END INCLUDED FILE]

  Also, it is possible for someone to mail you certain newsgroups with

a simple perl script (if they have access to a shell account). For information on this, write me; it's still in the works.

  It's actually possible to gopher through email.  From the internet

services list:

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 1] mail gophermail@ncc.go.jp mail gophermail@calvin.edu mail gopher@solaris.ims.ac.jp mail gopher@earn.net [END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

  Include any subject but no body.
  You can also access the web via email.  Send mail to

listserv@info.cern.ch, and include the line: "help".

  For any group that is moderated, you can submit messages directly to

the moderator (via email) instead of the normal posting method; this is all a newsreader does for moderated newsgroups. To find out which groups are moderated and the moderation address, you can ftp to rtfm.mit.edu and get /pub/usenet/news.answers/moderator-list/partX, where "X" is the number of the separate parts.

  You can also subscribe to mailing lists that mirror newsgroups.  To

get a list of these, you can ftp to rtfm.mit.edu and get /pub/usenet/news.ansers/mail/news-gateways/partX, where "X" is the number of the separate parts.

  ...ftp.
  Many newsgroups are archived.  The best way to find out about this

is to check the faq for that group, available at rtfm.mit.edu.

  ....gopher.
  News is directly available through gopher; search for "usenet" in

veronica, or look at the list above. Also, you can gopher to any of the above gopher sites to see some very full-featured gopher sites.

  It is also possible to telnet through gopher; this can be done by

gohering to services.more.net, or be searching for "Telnet Resources" in veronica. The path is:

services.more.net: Other Information and Resources (Internet)/

Tools for surfing the net/
 Telnet Resources/
  Open telnet/
  From there, you can enter any telnet site (including the sites

listed above and read news). To search for other possible open telnet sites, search for "telnet -t78" in veronica.

  You can also ftp through gopher; the path is:

gopher.tv.umn.edu: 1/

FTP Searches/
 Popular FTP Sites via Gopher/
  From there, you can get files from many sites.

Chapter 3: Ethics of Banned Newsgroups

3.1 What is a "banned newsgroup"?

  A "banned newsgroup" in the strictest sense of the phrase would be

a newsgroup to which access has been denied because of the content of material in that newsgroup. However, in this faq, I use a looser sense of the phrase: basically, any newsgroup to which access is impossible, difficult through normal methods, or restricted in any way.

3.2 Should news administrators be allowed to ban newsgroups?

  It is becoming clearer and clearer in this information age that

newsgroups (and all electronic communication) are analogous to libraries. Because of this, the rules and ethics that apply to libraries should be applied to newsgroups.

  Carl M. Kadie has done some wonderful work on archiving and

analyzing information relating to computer freedom; much of the information in this document, especially that relating to the "newsgroups as libraries" analogy, is his. See below on how to access his huge archive.

  Without going into legalities, there are some important reasons

that news administrators would not want to provide access to certain news groups. These reasons include, but are not limited to:

  1. Size limitations. Certain news groups are just too large to

provide access to without severely limiting other newsgroups.

  1. A limited feed. For example, a company or school may wish to only

allow newsgroups related to their company or school. However, this does not allow them to only pick and choose from the remaining newsgroups.

  Of course, there are some reasons that are generally not considered

valid. These reasons include, but are not limited to:

  1. Copyright violations. A library (or bookstore, or the phone

company) can not be expected to scan every article (or book, or communication) for illegal material.

  1. Content of newsgroups. If you are willing to accept the

"newsgroup as a library" paradigm, you can not allow or deny access to newsgroups based on content.

  The American Library Association (ALA) has said:

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 5]

  "The library is one of the great symbols of our democracy.  It is a

living embodiment of the First Amendment because it includes voices of dissent."1 Libraries of all types adhere to this ideal … It is essential to this purpose that the library function as neutral ground in that marketplace. Viewpoint-based discrimination has no place in … library collections or services; for the library to espouse partisan causes or favor particular viewpoints violates its mission.

  Libraries serve the function of making ideas and information

available to all members of the society, without discrimination.

  The right of free access to information for all individuals is

basic to all library service. The central thrust of the LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS is to protect and encourage the free flow of information and ideas. Article 5 protects the rights of an individual to use a library regardless of origin, age, background, or views. The American Library Association urges all libraries to set policies and procedures that reflect the basic tenets of the LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS, within the framework of Constitutional imperatives and limitations.

1. Richard R. Kreimer v. Bureau of Police for the Town of Morristown, et. al., _ F. Supp. _ (No. 90-554, May 22, 1991). [END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

  The Bill of Rights (from the ALA) reads, in part:

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 6]

  The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are

forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services.

   Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all

points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

   Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned

with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.

   A person's right to use a library should not be denied or abridged

because of origin, age, background, or views. [END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

  Moreover, it is not only the right thing to do to allow access to

these newsgroups; according the the "Librarian's Code of Ethics", librarians must stand up to attempts to ban newsgroups.

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 7] The Librarian's Code of Ethics

II. Librarians must resist all efforts by groups or individuals to

   censor library material.

III. Librarians must protect each user's right to privacy with respect

   to information sought or received and materials consulted,
   borrowed, or acquired.

V. Librarians must distinguish clearly in their actions and

   statements between their personal philosophies and attitudes and
   those of an institution or professional body.

[END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

  And there are even more general codes of ethics that could be

applied, including the Code of Ethics for Information Scientists:

[BEGIN EXCERTPS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 8] A Code of Ethics for Information Scientists:

Information professionals should:

  • strive to make information available to individuals who need it
  • strive both to ensure accuracy and not to infringe upon privacy or

confidentiality in providing information about individuals

  • protect each information user's and provider's right to privacy

and confidentiality

Information professionals should:

  • resist efforts to censor publications
  • play active roles in educating society to understand and

appreciate the importance of information promoting equal

  opportunity for access to information

[END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

  News administrators are generally not trained in law relating to

libel, copyright violations, and pornography; they often don't have a good basis to judge whether or not something is in violation of the law. It is impossible for news administrators to scan all news.

"Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritative regime."

  1. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart

3.3 Should people be allowed to describe how to receive banned newsgroups?

  Obviously, I believe so, since I am writing this faq.  However, this

information is already out there; both in forms of getting banned newsgroups, and just as general internet services. Not much information in this faq is new; it just hasn't always been in one spot at one time.

  In fact, I believe that it is important to describe how to receive

banned newsgroups, and for people to excercise their rights pertaining to newsgroups. It is very disturbing for me to see news administrators declaring themselves ultimate arbitrators of what is and is not appropriate; even looking past the obvious problems with this, the decision is often made for basically arbitrary reasons.

  News administrators will only realize that they can not control what

people can and can not read on a selective basis if people stand up for their rights.

  If people do not continue to excercise their rights to getting

uncensored information, it will become easier and easier for organizations to infringe upon those rights. For this reason, it is important to keep this information alive, even if it does not directly apply to you at this moment. Who knows when the news situation at your site will change?

  Of course, this file is most useful in places where news is (even

partially) banned; if your site has a news feed that is censored, it is your responsibility as a member of the electronic culture to provide this information to others at your site that need it.

  The only way that our rights will not be tread upon is if people

stand up and excercise their rights. Every person that wishes to be able to choose has been drafted into the anti-censorship war. Even if access to your particular newsgroups is not being challenged today, every new rule and regulation takes you one step closer to the day when you no longer decide what you can read.

"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise that control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion."

  1. Thomas Jefferson

3.4 Are newsgroups libraries?

  Carl M. Kadie has made this wonderful statement, that pretty much

sums it up:

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 9] So what is a library?

Here is my favorite definition:

(From Indiana state law) "'Library' means a collection of a variety of books or other printed matter, audiovisual materials or other items in which knowledge is recorded; kept in a centralized place; for which a person who as knowledge of the materials, their arrangement, their use and of library skills is responsible; and which are for the use of individuals or groups in meeting their recreational, informational, educational, research or cultural needs."

Here are some others:

The best definition in the OED II is:

"a public institution or establishment, charged with the care of a collection of books, and the duty of rendering the books accessible to those who require to use them."

I called the American Library Association, but the folks I talked to did know of an official definition. They did, however, suggest looking in the book _American Library Laws_ (5th edition) for legal definitions. From the book I learned that most states do not define the term. Here are definitions from the states that do:

California: "'School library' means an organized collection of printed and audiovisual materials which (a) is administered as a unit, (b) is located in a designed place, and © makes printed, audiovisual, and other materials as well as necessary equipment and services of a staff accessible to elementary and secondary school students and teachers."

"'Academic library' means a library established and maintained by a college or university to meet the needs of its students and faculty, and others by agreement."

Maine: "'Media center' means any library utilizing print as well as extensive nonprint resources and materials."

Pennsylvania: "'Local Library.' Any free, public, nonsectrian library, whether established and maintained by a municipality or by a private association, corporation or group, which serves the informational, educational and recreational needs of all the residents of the area for which its governing body is responsible, by providing free access (including free lending and reference services) to an organized and currently useful collection of printed items and other materials and to the services of staff trained to recognized and provide for these needs."

South Dakota: "'Public library materials,' the various forms in which knowledge, information, and humanity's cultural heritage are recorded that a public library might acquire, organized and make available to its clientele;"

Washington State: "'Resources' are library materials which include but are not limited to print, nonprint (e.g., audiovisual, realia, etc.), and microform formats; network resources such as software, hardware, and equipment; electronic and magnetic records; data bases; communication technology; facilities; and human expertise."

[According to the OED II, "realia" are " Objects which may be used as teaching aids but were not made for the purpose."] [END INCLUDED FILE]

3.5 Do we really need this faq?

  If you are at a well-connected site, you may not see the need for

this document. However, consider these recent real-world examples:

  1. A news administrator announces that certain newsgroups will be cut

off because of "copyright violations"

  1. People at a site have to have every news message of theirs

approved by an official member of the news administration before it will be posted

  1. Certain articles at a site are filtered out before people are

allowed to read news

  1. People are forced to sign statements and go through other

procedures to get access to certain newsgroups

  All of these examples have occurred recently.  The people at these

sites are having decisions made for them. The administrators are ignoring many codes of ethics. All of the people at these sites can be helped with information on how to get banned newsgroups.

  But even beyond that, I feel that it is important to show people

(both news administrators and readers) that there are alternatives to reading a censored newsfeed. There is no way to prevent any person on the net from getting banned newsgroups; if you have access to any internet resource, you have full access to news.

"The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it."

  1. John Gilmore

3.6 Online references pertaining to electronic freedom and privacy

  News is a great place to discuss electronic rights.  Some newsgroups

that are good to read are:

  1. alt.censorship
  2. alt.comp-acad.freedom.announce
  3. alt.comp-acad.freedom.talk
  4. alt.privacy
  5. comp.org.eff.announce
  6. comp.org.eff.news
  There are also mailing lists that discuss these issues.
  To join the cypherpunks mailing list, send mail to

"cypherpunks-request@toad.com". The submission address for the mailing list is "cypherpunks@toad.com".

  There are some web sites related to censorship and banned

newsgroups. These include: http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/kcf/www/censor/index.html http://web.dementia.org/censorship/index.html http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/safe/home.html http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/safe/notsee.html

Chapter 4: Legalities of Banned Newsgroups

  Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer.

4.1 Legal responsibilities of news administrators

  There are basically two ways of looking at usenet.  The first way

is like a bookstore; there is no way the bookstore can be expected to scan through all the books it has to see which ones may contain material that is illegal or immoral. The second way is like an official newsletter, in which the editor is responsible for all the material contained within it.

  Realistically, there is no way that a news administrator can be

expected to read through all of usenet news; there are hundreds of megabytes of it every week. However, news administrators that limit access to newsgroups based upon content are assuming responsibility for what is in the remaining newsgroups; they are basically accepting the newsletter view of usenet.

  If a news administrator limits access to news groups based upon

content of those groups, they are basically asking for legal troubles for them and for all news administrators. Imagine if the phone company was responsible for every drug deal that occured over the phone lines; they would be gone in a week.

  Which way does the law view usenet?  This question was partially

answered in a recent court case, Cubby Inc. v. CompuServe. In this case, Cubby sued CompuServe for information that was made available through them.

  The court ruled in favor of CompuServe.  They recognized and

legitimized the analogy of usenet to a bookstore.

  But what about obscene images?  First of all, it's important to note

what the law considers legal. From "SEX AND THE SINGLE SYSADMIN: The risks of carrying graphic sexual materials" by Mike Godwin (mnemonic@eff.org):

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 10] In layman's terms, a jury (or a judge in a nonjury case) would ask itself something like these four questions: 1) Is it designed to be sexually arousing? 2) Is it arousing in a way that one's local community would consider unhealthy or immoral? 3) Does it depict acts whose depictions are specifically prohibited by state law? 4) Does the work, when taken as a whole, lack significant literary, artistic, scientific, or social value?

If the answer to all four questions is "yes," the material will be judged obscene, and it will be Constitutional to prosecute someone for distributing it. (It should be noted in passing that pictures of the "hardness" of Playboy and Penthouse photography have never been found to be obscene–their appearance in digital form on Usenet sites may create copyright problems, but they won't create obscenity problems.) [END INCLUDED FILE]

  It's important to note that many of the pictures similar to those

that appear in "Playboy" on usenet are not considered obscene by the law.

  But what about the material that would be considered obscene?  From

the same file:

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 10] And, in the 1959 case Smith v. California, the Court held that criminal obscenity statutes, like the great majority of all criminal laws, must require the government to prove "scienter" (essentially, "guilty knowledge" on the defendant's part) before that defendant can be found guilty. So, if the government can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a system operator knew or should have known about the obscene material on the system, the operator cannot be held liable for an obscenity crime.

In short, you can't constitutionally be convicted merely for possessing obscene material, or for distributing obscene material you didn't know about. [END INCLUDED FILE]

4.2 Is it legal to describe how to receive banned newsgroups?

  Yes.  Generally, it's not illegal to distribute information about

how to do things; people have been distributing information on how to make bombs, how to steal things, and how to modify electronic equipment for a long time, and it's totally legal to describe how to do so.

  Moreover, it's not (to my knowledge) illegal to read any banned

newsgroups. Even if your news administrator has decided that he does not want you to read that group, you have no legal responsibility to follow his wishes. In fact, it may be illegal for him to try and force you to follow his wishes.

"Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press …"

  1. First Amendment to the Constitution

of the United States of America

4.3 Legal references pertaining to banned newsgroups

  Carl M. Kadie is in charge of a wonderful reference of legal and

ethical documents pertaining to freedom of information, especially electronic information.

  From the latest information I have:

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 11] * Computers and Academic Freedom (CAF) Archive

The CAF Archive is an electronic library of information about computers and academic freedom.

If you have gopher, the archive is browsable with the command:

gopher -p academic gopher.eff.org

If you have Mosiac or some other WWW client, go to

 http://www.eff.org/CAF/cafhome.html

It is available via anonymous ftp to ftp.eff.org (192.77.172.4) in directory "pub/CAF". It is also available via email. For information on email access send email to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com. In the body of your note include the lines:

connect ftp.eff.org
cd  /pub/CAF
get caf
cd  /pub/CAF/faq
get archive

[END INLCUDED FILE]

      Note: I think that "gopher -p CAF gopher.eff.org" works, instead

of the "… -p academic" mentioned above.

  A very good, in-depth discussion of legal issues affecting computers

is "E-Law2.0: Computer Information Systems Law and System Operator Liability Revisited" by David J. Loundy, available through EFF's gopher.

  EFF is a wonderful net resource.  They have a lot of online

information pertaining to electronic freedom and privacy, including actual legal documents and interpretations. gopher to eff.org (via one of the ways mentioned above) to check it out. For more information on gopher, see section 5.2.

  Also, take a look at the Electronic Frontier Canada (EFC) gopher;

David Jones (djones@insight.dcss.McMaster.CA) sent me this info on them:


Those at Canadian institutions who know of recent instances of "electronic censorship", including bans on Usenet newsgroups, are encouraged to report it to Electronic Frontier Canada by sending email to "efc@graceland.uwaterloo.ca" for inclusion in the EFC archive:

      gopher -p "1/community/efc" ee.mcgill.ca

—-

  "The Legal List, Law-Related Resources on the Internet and

Elsewhere" by Erik J. Heels is a list of legal resources that may contain info relating to freedom of information or other net topics.

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 12] 2.2.1. MAILING LIST. If you wish to be added to "The Legal List" Mailing List, send a message in the following form:

   To:  legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us
   Subject:  subscribe John Smith
   Hi,
   I saw a reference to "The Legal List" on CompuServe.
   Thanks,
   - John

The SUBJECT of the message should contain your real name. I always like to hear where you learned about "The Legal List," so if you include this information in the BODY of the message, I would greatly appreciate it! Version 4.0 of "The Legal List" (as well as other announcements) will be mailed to those on this Mailing List. To cancel your subscription to this Mailing List, send a message in the following form:

   To:  legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us
   Subject:  unsubscribe

Please allow up to ONE WEEK for a reply to messages sent to legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us. (If you send multiple subscription requests, you will get multiple responses. However, duplicate addresses are removed before any messages are sent to those on "The Legal List" Mailing List, so you should not receive multiple copies of any messages.)

2.3. ANONYMOUS FTP. "The Legal List" is available via anonymous FTP from ftp.midnight.com (Midnight Networks Inc.) as pub/LegalList/legallist.txt. You may connect to ftp.midnight.com by anonymous FTP ONLY. (Please do NOT TELNET to ftp.midnight.com.) If you have e-mail access but you do not have FTP access, you may want to try DEC's FTP-via-e-mail service, FTPMAIL (see Section 4.1). To get "The Legal List" via e-mail from DEC's FTPMAIL service, send the following message to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com:

   connect ftp.midnight.com
   ascii
   get /pub/LegalList/README
   get /pub/LegalList/legallist.txt
   quit

The files will be e-mailed to you in a day or so. If you have problems with FTPing to ftp.midnight.com, send a message to admin@midnight.com or legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us.

2.4. GOPHER. "The Legal List" is available via Gopher from the University of Southern Maine Gopher site (University of Maine School of Law, site gopher.usmacs.maine.edu).

2.4.2. OTHER KNOWN GOPHER SITES. "The Legal List" has been posted to the following Gopher sites:

   liberty.uc.wlu.edu
        Law Related Sources/Legal List...
   malahat.library.uvic.ca
   miles.library.arizona.edu
   morris.lib.udel.edu
   sluava.slu.edu

Do a VERONICA search of "Legal List" to find other sites. (This is why it's important to include the words "The Legal List v3.0" when you add "The Legal List" to your Gopher site.)

<+> 2.5. USENET. "The Legal List" is posted on initial release to misc.legal.moderated and periodically to other newsgroups (e.g. misc.legal, misc.legal.computing, misc.answers, and news.answers). It is also available via anonymous FTP from rtfm.mit.edu as /pub/usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/ files part1-part3. To obtain a copy via e-mail from this site, send a message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following lines in it:

   send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part1
   send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part2
   send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part3
   quit

[END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

Chapter 5: Further information on references mentioned

5.1 Information on Freenets

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 13] A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or per- haps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

  1. James Madison
   These words of James Madison, if anything, are of greater

significance now then when they were first written. We, as a so- ciety, are at a point where whether we are going to live in an "Information Age" is no longer at issue. We are. The only ques- tion which remains is what we are going to do about it–whether we, as a society, will be able to use this new technology to more effectively "…arm ourselves with the power which knowledge gives."

   Free-Net (tm) community computer systems offer a significant

and innovative answer to that question. They allow people un- paralleled access to some of the best services and resources our computerized Information Age has to offer; and they do it in a way which makes them free to the user–in much the same way that our public library system, for example, has been free to its patrons for over 100 years.

   For underlying it all--underlying all the time and effort

that has gone into the development of the Free-Net concept–is one simple fact. We can not imagine a 21st Century which does NOT have free public-access community computer systems, just as our century had the free public library.

   If you agree with that belief; if you agree with us on the

sheer inevitability of public access computing then, please, read on. This guide is for you.

                                       Thomas M. Grundner, Ed.D
                                       President

[END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

5.2 Information on Library Policy Statements Archive Access

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 14] * Library Policy Statements

Library Policy Archive

[part of the Computers and Academic Freedom (CAF) Archive
   [part of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Archive]]

This is an on-line collection of library policy statements. It includes the American Library Association's Freedom To Read statement and the ALA Library Bill of Rights. (The ALA material is made available by permission of the American Library Association.)

If you have gopher, the archive is browsable with the command:

gopher -p1/CAF/library gopher.eff.org

The archive is also accessible via anonymous ftp and email. Ftp to ftp.eff.org (192.77.172.4). It is in directory "pub/CAF/library". To get the file(s) by email, send email to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com. In the body of your note include the lines:

connect ftp.eff.org
cd /pub/CAF/library
get <filename1>
get <filename2>

where <filenameX> is the name of a file that you want. File README is a detailed description of the items in the directory.

For more information, to make contributions, or to report typos contact J.S. Greenfield (greeny@eff.org). [END INCLUDED FILE]

5.3 Information on EFF

[BEGIN INCLUDED FILE: 15] The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was founded in July of 1990 to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge.

Since its inception, EFF has worked to shape our nation's communications infrastructure and the policies that govern it in order to maintain and enhance First Amendment, privacy and other democratic values. We believe that our overriding public goal must be the creation of Electronic Democracy, so our work focuses on the establishment of:

* new laws that protect citizens' basic Constitutional rights as they

use new communications technologies,

* a policy of common carriage requirements for all network providers

so that all speech, no matter how controversial, will be carried
without discrimination,

* a National Public Network where voice, data and video services are

accessible to all citizens on an equitable and affordable basis, and

* a diversity of communities that enable all citizens to have a voice in

the information age.

[END INCLUDED FILE]

5.4 Information on the Legal List

[BEGIN EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE: 12] 1.1. PURPOSE AND HISTORY. The purpose of "The Legal List" is to provide a consolidated list of all of the law-related resources available on the Internet and elsewhere. I have been "on the Internet" since 1984. I initially learned about the Internet by looking over the shoulders of my friends and co-workers (I believe that this is the way most people learn how to navigate the Internet), and then I began exploring the Internet for myself. I spent a great deal of 1992 exploring the Internet in search of law- related resources, because I wanted to know what law-related resources were available on the Internet. I was frustrated that of comprehensive list of such resources did not exist, so I created my own list. As I discussed what I had been doing with others, they began to request copies of my list. In August, 1992, I released the first version. I called this version "beta.4," because it was (and is) a work in progress.

                        COPYRIGHT NOTICE
                Copyright (c) 1994 Erik J. Heels
           All rights reserved, except the following:

I. ELECTRONIC COPYING. Permission is granted to copy "The Legal List" from one electronic storage or computer system to another (for example, to an e-mail server, FTP site, TELNET site, Gopher site, WWW site, WAIS site, USENET newsgroup, BBS, or any other electronic storage or computer system) provided that this copyright notice is included with all such copies. Your are encouraged to copy and redistribute electronic versions (as described in this section) of "The Legal List." If you choose to do so, please subscribe to "The Legal List" Mailing List (legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us, as described in Section 2.2.1) to minimize the proliferation of old versions of "The Legal List." (For example, if you choose to copy "The Legal List" to your Gopher site, please subscribe to "The Legal List" Mailing List so that you can update your Gopher site when the next version of "The Legal List" is published.)

II. OTHER THAN ELECTRONIC COPYING. Permission is granted to copy "The Legal List" other than as described in Section I of this notice (including, but not limited to, printing "The Legal List" or otherwise making paper copies of it) under the following conditions: 1) This copyright notice must be included with all such copies. 2) If "The Legal List" is copied other than as described in Section I of this notice (e.g. if "The Legal List" is printed or photocopied), the copier must pay $9.17 to the author and must notify the author that "The Legal List" has been so copied. Payment must be made in US dollars (check or money order only, payable to "Erik J. Heels") and mailed to:

   The Legal List
   Attn: Erik J. Heels
   39 Main Street
   Eliot, ME  03903-2234

[END EXCERPTS FROM INCLUDED FILE]

Chapter 6: Information on this Faq

"They accused us of suppressing freedom of expression. This was a lie and we could not let them publish it."

  1. Nelba Blandon, Interior Ministry Director of

Censorship

6.1 Who compiled this faq?

  This faq was compiled by Joseph Gebis (j-gebis@uiuc.edu).

6.2 How do I submit additions, comments, and corrections?

  Mail anything to banned-faq@uiuc.edu.  I also try to read

alt.censorship and related newsgroups, but mailing me is the most certain way to get info to me.

6.3 How do I get the latest version of the faq?

  This faq is posted approximately once a month to alt.censorship,

alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk, alt.internet.services, news.misc, alt.answers, and news.answers. It is available through ftp from rtfm.mit.edu, in /pub/usenet/news.answers/usenet/banned-groups-faq. You can retreive this by mail by using the ftp-by-mail service mentioned above, or by mailing me (banned-faq@uiuc.edu).

  The newest version is available by ftp from my machine

(isr0906.urh.uiuc.edu) when it's up, in /pub/docs.

6.4 What other information do you need?

  Well, anything you have is useful.  Send me comments, opinions, and

especially, legal info. Also, this information can get out of date; if you notice anything that is, mail me.

  This document is always growing.  Always feel free to post or send

me information.

6.5 Is there an html version on this faq?

  Not yet.  Any volunteers?  If not, I'll do it eventually.  It's

available plaintext now on the web at http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~jg11772/banned.faq.html, but I would like to get a real html version sooner or later.

6.6 Who are all the wonderful people that added information to the

  faq?
  < Your name here! :) >
  C. Baden (hazel@netcom.com)
  Esther Filderman (moose+@CMU.EDU)
  Seth Finkelstein (sethf@athena.mit.edu)
  Matthew J Ghio (mg5n+@andrew.cmu.edu)
  John M. Higgins (higgins@dorsai.dorsai.org)
  David Jones (djones@insight.dcss.McMaster.CA)
  David J. Loundy (David@InterAccess.com)
  David Milun (milun@cs.Buffalo.EDU)
  Christopher K. Neitzert (nertzert@astro.ocis.temple.edu)
  Doug Sewell (doug@cc.ysu.edu)
  Aaron Weiss (mw12@crux2.cit.cornell.edu)

6.7 Who else needs to be thanked?

  Ted Faber (faber@cs.wisc.edu), for telling me the John Gilmore

quote.

  Matthew Ghio (Ghio@andrew.cmu.edu), for maintaining the anon

remailer information sheet.

  J.S. Greenfield (Greeny@eff.org), for maintaining the EFF archives.
  Carl M. Kadie (kadie@eff.org), for providing the Computers and

Academic Freedom archive. Much of the information in this document was submitted by Carl or derived from some of Carl's work; this document would probably not have been possible without him.

  Louis Raphael (raphael@orion.login.qa.ca), for maintaining FSLIST.
  -=Xenon=- (qwerty@netcom.com), for posting information on how where

to find out about anon remailers.

  Scott A. Yanoff (yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu), for maintaining the

internet services list.

6.8 References

  1: The Internet Services List, by Scott A. Yanoff

(yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu). This file is available by fingering yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu.

  2: FSLIST, by Louis Raphael (raphael@orion.login.qa.ca).  This file

is available by anonymous ftp from login.qc.ca in /pub/fslist/FSLISTXX.

  3: Admin/Access List, by Carl M. Kadie (kadie@eff.org).  This file

is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/CAF/admin/access.

  4: Info On Anonymous Remailers, by Matthew Ghio

(mg5n+@andrew.cmu.edu). This file is available by mailing mg5n+remailers@andrew.cmu.edu, or by fingering remailer@chaos.berkeley.edu.

  5: REGULATIONS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES AFFECTING ACCESS TO LIBRARY

RESOURCES AND SERVICES: An Interpretation of the LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS, by the American Library Association. This file is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/CAF/library/access.policies.ala.

  6: The Library Bill of Rights, by the American Library Association.

This file is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/CAF/library/bill-of-.ala.

  7: The Librarian Code of Ethics, from Intellectual Freedom Manual,

by the American Library Association. This file is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/CAF/library/ethics.ala.

  8: A Code of Ethics for Information Scientists, from Bulletin of the

American Society for Information Science (August/September 1990). This file is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/CAF/library/ethics.asis.

  9: What is a libary?, by Carl M. Kadie (kadie@eff.org).  This file

is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/CAF/library/library-netnews-analogy.

  10: "Sex and the Single Sysadmin", by Mike Godwin

(mnemonic@eff.org). This file is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/Publications/Mike_Godwin/obscene.IW.

  11: CAF Access Info.  This file is available by anonymous ftp from

ftp.eff.org in /pub/CAF/README.

  12: The Legal List, by Erik J. Heels

(legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us). This file is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.midnight.com in /pub/LegalList/legallist.txt.

  13: Freenet Information, by Thomas M. Grundner.
  14: Library Policy Archive Access Information.  This file is

available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/CAF/library/README.

  15: EFF Introductory Information.  This file is available by

anonymous ftp from ftp.eff.org in /pub/about.eff.

6.9 Disclaimer

  This article is Copyright 1994 by Joseph Gebis.  It may be

freely redistributed in its entirety provided that this notice, and the author's name, is not removed. It may not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without the written permission of the copyright holder. Permission is expressly granted for this document to be made available for file transfer from installations offering unrestricted anonymous file transfer on the Internet. This document is provided as is without any express or implied warranty. Nothing in this article represents the views of the Univeristy of Illinois or any other organization.


Joseph Gebis j-gebis@uiuc.edu http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~jg11772/home.html

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