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1994 Fools: Govt to ban Web/MUD/List traffic
From CMC%RPITSVM.BITNET@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU Fri Apr 1 10:49:30 1994 Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by SunSITE.Unc.EDU (5.65c+IDA/FvK-1.07) with SMTP id AA09575; Fri, 1 Apr 1994 10:49:16 -0500 Message-Id: <199404011549.AA09575@SunSITE.Unc.EDU> Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 0996; Fri, 01 Apr 94 10:45:59 EST Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 1272; Fri, 1 Apr 1994 10:45:49 -0500 Date: Fri, 1 Apr 1994 10:32:50 EST Reply-To: Computer Mediated Communication <CMC@RPITSVM.BITNET> Sender: Computer Mediated Communication <CMC@RPITSVM.BITNET> From: "Andrew P. Dinsdale" <ADINSDA@WAYNEST1.BITNET> Subject: Govt to ban Web/MUD/List traffic To: Multiple recipients of list CMC <CMC@RPITSVM.BITNET> Status: R I am researching Computer Mediated Collaboration for my MA and sent a few questions to a NII Think-Tank e-mail address. These asked about the feasibility of Virtual/Online organizations and the likely effects of enforcing encryption standards. In reply I received long winded, official looking document/FAQ, from Lirpa Day - email afd@policyA.nii.gov >The increasing overload of Internet traffic on the telecommunication resources >;some 346,345 % in the last calender year has led to the following policy >decisions: >a) World Wide Web traffic will cease to be allowed. This policy will remain i >n effect until ISDN becomes nationwide. >b) Multi-User Domains will be banned. Similar steps were taken in Australia. >c) News-Groups and E-Mail lists will be evaluated for worth and content, plans >exist to cut such Internet use by 30%. I think this is more important than clipper and I urge you all to reply to this Lirpa Day and tell her where to go! Where does this leave this list? I have to get to class so I can't labor the point. Please respond! ************************************************************************* Andrew P. Dinsdale - adinsda@cms.cc.wayne.edu Wayne State University, MA Candidate - Department of Communication. World Wide Web URL = http://pass.wayne.edu/adinsda.html
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