Re: Are we gatewayed to Usenet?

[Joe Thomas <jthomas@pawpaw.mitre.org>]

Tim May wrote:

> I believe someone has gatewayed the list onto
> Netcom, which is available to many thousands of
> subscribers, including local POPs (points of
> presence) in Washington, D.C., Boston, Atlanta,
> Austin, and of course all up and down the West
> Coast.
> 

> . . .
> 

> It also opens us up to more disruptive flaming
> and puerile argumentation.

Chilling thought:  strnlght@netcom.com

A subscriber to Washington-based Digital Express recently asked on  
the digex.general group that the cypherpunks list be gatewayed to a  
newsgroup there, too.  It hasn't shown up there, and I hope it  
doesn't.  Mailing lists just "feel" a little more private, and their  
central administration makes possible some control over abusers.

Has anyone sent mail to postmaster or news@netcom to ask them what  
they're doing?  I'd feel a little funny doing so myself, since I'm  
not a subscriber.  I have asked Digex not to gateway the list,  
though.

Joe