Re: Verizon to cut off all alt.* newsgroups

Modemac wrote:

> Let's see, there are something like 10,000 newsgroups in the alt.*
> hierarchy on Usenet.  So when Verizon went out looking for kiddie
> porn, it found some on "88 newsgroups."  In response, they have
> decided they will kick off the entire alt.* hierarchy from their news
> server in order to Protect The Children from that evil kiddie porn.
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9967119-38.html
>
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Good idea. If something is far too confusing and out of control to
manage, and filled with headaches when something needs to be
investigated, then yes, stop handling the alt. newsgroups.

I suggested that years ago to Verizon.

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