Re: PGP in FIDO

["Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com>]

Bob Izenberg says:
> Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> 
> # They take NO risk. They are common carriers if they stop censoring
> # their mail.
> 
> Not long after I moved here, I had a discussion with a local lawyer
> on common carrier status.  Take my recollections for what they're
> worth after three years rattling around in the head of a
> non-attorney.  One doesn't become a common carrier by virtue of
> personal policy.  It's a label that must be applied for with the
> local communications regulatory authority (public utilities
> commission or what have you.) 

Mike Godwin will have to confirm this, but to my knowledge Common
Carrier is NOT a status you have to apply for. UUNET operates as a
common carrier and has never registered with anyone.

Perry