Text 29547, 48 rader
Skriven 2015-12-25 06:09:15 av David Drummond (3:640/305)
  Kommentar till text 29516 av Earl Croasmun (1:261/38.0)
Ärende: Rules of Echomail
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On 25/12/2015 12:01 AM, Earl Croasmun -> David Drummond wrote:

 >> And the "moderator does this how? If the poster wants to continue
 >> posting there is virtually nothing said "moderator" can do.

 EC> They can prevent access.

Oh? How exactly does the moderator do that if the poster is not accessing the
echo from the moderator's system? Moderators have no control of the echo once
it is away from their node.

 >>> when it comes to intellectual property issues, defamation issues, and
 >>> probably other types of legal problems. Failing to do that increases the
 >>> liability of the intermediary.

 >> Except when we are a "common carrier".

 EC> You aren't, and if you understood the common law and statutory law
 EC> implications you would understand why you don't want to be treated as one.

Laws must be different in your neck of the woods. Remember not everywhere is as
repressive as the regime you live under.

Why would common carrier status be a negative thing for you/your node?
 >> [...]
 >> How to you delete a post in a Fidonet echo? Once it has propagated  from
the
 >> posting system any perceived control is lost.

 EC> The question was about "pre-screening" on internet message boards. As
 EC> for echoes, from the moment a post is deleted from a given system it
 EC> cannot be read on that system. This is especially relevant now that some
 EC> BBSes put echomail up for access by anyone with a browser. If the post
 EC> remains it can be read years later.

As they can - check the Ozzmosis site. How do you get it deleted from EVERY
system carrying that echo?

Moderators are not omnipotent - they have no powers at all - other than on they
own system, and we all have that.

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regards
David

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