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Subject: Re: Firewalls vs Blocking Sites
From: giff @ opal . Sun . COM
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 07:46:17 -0500 (EST)
To: c60201 @ zone . arnold . af . mil, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: "Your message with ID" <199610302041 . PAA10320 @ East . Sun . COM>
Reply-to: <giff @ opal . Sun . COM>

-> 
-> By the way, I've already gotten calls from people who said they lost a lot
-> of sleep over their PC being blocked.  Knew they were doing the wrong
-> thing.  I think its working.  (Of couse this is before we limited
-> it to porno sites only).
-> 

Actually, have you thought of the legal ramifications of all this?

Since you have exerted control over access to sites, you have now assumed
responsibility for the material that does get through. 

	"It's not my fault judge, since this site wasn't blocked
	I thought it was officially approved"
	
Wham! Multi-million dollar harrasment suit.

Stranger things have happened.


giff

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