On Tue, 14 Nov 1995 19:30:43 -0600 Peter Laws said:
>Over on SPAM-L, someone posted a response from IAF stating that "the list
>of names is public because any subscriber can get it" or words to that
>effect.  Hooey!  The list is available to BONAFIDE SUBSCRIBERS!  Not some
>John Smith who subscribes, CONCEALs and NOMAILs ...
>
   Nonsense.  What is illegitimate about doing that....aren't there others
who subscribe and then conceal?  And even nomail?  Unless you vet your list
(as is the case on some scholarly lists, that expect a resume'), then
you have no argument.  YOU let the person on, either explicitly, or by
default of not reviewing them.
 
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