All,
ROFLMAO! William, your reputation is already trashed and in the
incinerator. It is now only a matter of it being set alight. Soon
all that will be left is smoke and Ash... And if you keep this sort
of disingenuous attitude up, that will be sooner rather than later.
Note: Brian, here is another gem of Mr. Wlash's that I am sure you
will be interested in. Please take note!
William X. Walsh wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:22:30 -0700, "Michael Bryan"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >But in all of these cases, action should not be undertaken lightly, and
> >never just because somebody's actions offend you. In the case of domain
> >names and web sites that are of questionable taste, and certainly offensive
> >to some people (or even many/most people), taking actions to try and
> >"wipe them off the Net" is a -serious- undertaking, with strong repurcussions.
> >You are infringing upon their rights to freedom of speech. Unless they are
> >actively harming you or others, or threatening to do so, why is it so bloody
> >important to squash them?
>
> As a web hosting provider, I would not want to tarnish my reputation
> by being associated in any way with certain types of sites. As a
> service provider, I feel there is some obligation to let other
> providers know when questionable content or sites are being hosted by
> them. Most have been very thankful for the emails, with 2 notable
> exceptions, and have been taking approriate actions.
>
> There are always going to be places for people to have these types of
> websites, and we might not be able to stop that. I would never agree
> with government involvement in stopping that, and I've not contacted
> NSI about this in any way. They don't host the site, I don't see them
> as involved.
>
> I think that when a provider undertakes to host a site of questionable
> or possible inciteful content, they accept certain risks along with
> that. That includes dealing with those who will object to it, and who
> might decide not to do business with a company that chooses to provide
> services to those types of sites.
>
> --
> William X. Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> General Manager, DSo Internet Services
>
> NSI & Internic news http://www.dso.net/internic/
Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
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