John Leslie writes:
> Paul Vixie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > the principle i've always followed is that
> > "all communications must be by mutual consent"
> > ...
>
> Excellent principle, Paul. I'd like to put it at the head of the
> list.
Ok, I'm dense. How do I meaningfully consent to
somebody for which I have no a priori information
about their consentworthiness? I mean, I can
blackhole them after the fact, but until I have
some information to inform my consent, I'm not
sure what this principle buys you.
Mike