> Nick La-flamme recently wrote: > > If you want control, set up a moderated list or group where participants > accept control. That's possible, many of us have done that. I'm just > saying, don't try to extend this control to the network, because on the > level of a public network, it just isn't possible. > > You're right about one thing: if you need a whole controlled network, you > have to pay for it. Many corporations have large internal networks they > control and behavior on these nets is Very Proper. > > Corallary: you get what you pay for. On the Internet and USENET, you pay > for connectivity and even freedom, not for control. > > Nick Bravo. The forms of participation are out there. Let's get on with things and not beat our heads against the cyberwalls. My mailbox is crammed enough as it is. -dave phillips