In the last mail Murph Sewall said:
>
> It seems to me that we HAVE reached a point that requires legislative
> action (at least for lists, newgroups, and hosts in the U.S.) comparable to
> that already enacted covering automated telemarketing and junk fax.  I've
> written my own Congressional representative.  I encourage everyone else to
> do likewise (enough mail to enough congressional offices is likely to have
> some effect).
 
ARE there any lists & newsgroups `in the US'? DOn't all such lists
soon start operating internationally? WHat has US law got to do with me?
 
That's a serious question. THe net requires international regulation if
it requires any. I hope it doesn't (but hopes are often dispppointed)
 
Stephen Clark
Liverpool University, UK
 
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