At 08:13 PM 12/5/02 +0100, J. van Baardwijk wrote:
At 08:46 05-12-2002 -0800, Adam Lipscomb wrote:That does not give him authority over the list. If I let company X host a website, then that company is providing the hosting, on their equipment, using software they own. However, that does not give that company the authority to determine what I can and cannot put on my website, nor can they take the site down if I say something they disagree with.Nick, I think, has de facto authority over the list, due to the fact that he is providing the hosting, and it's on his equipment, with software he owns.
I don't believe that is correct. I think that most if not all hosting services have "terms of service" agreements to which those who use their services to host web sites must adhere, and they regulate or prohibit certain types of content or activity.
--Ronn! :)
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