Re: nettime: CENSOR - French internet in trouble (fwd)

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>[...]
>
>> Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 20:02:40 -0700
>> To: cypherpunks@toad.com
>> From: gep2@computek.net (by way of frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz))
>> Subject: Internet en danger
>
>You think we're having problems here in the USA with the idiotic CDA,
>right?  I just received the following message from a colleague and friend
>who operates a large ISP in Paris, France.  The translation is mine, and
>I can't assure its total accuracy, (anyone who sees an error on my part,
>please correct it for me).

[...]

>Summary:  "We ask all French ISPs and administrators of University
>networks to close access to all Usenet newsgroups, such that no longer will
>even one single Newsgroup will be accessible from French territory, at
>least until French ISPs have a clear legal position within France."
>
>>  Depuis 48h00 les deux dirigeants des societes FranceNet et
>WorldNet sont en garde a vue pour avoir simplement fait leur metier
>consistant a fournir l'acces a l'Internet...

[..]

>As a symbol of indignation, of protest, and of solidarity with our
>brothers at FranceNet and WorldNet, the access provider ImagiNet, also a
>founding member of the AFPI, has decided to purely and simply close access
>to all newsgroups.  We ask all French ISPs and administrators of University
>networks to do the same, such that no longer will as much as a single
>Newsgroup will be accessible from French territory, at least until access
>providers in France have a clear legal status.
>
>>Nous esperons sincerement que cet appel sera suivit par l'ensemble des
>prestataires de connexion internet.
>
>We sincerely hope that this call will be followed by all Internet access
>providers.
>
>>Nous nous excusons aupres de nos abonnes pour la gene ainsi
>occasionnee par une telle decision, mais nous savons que vous la
>comprendrez et que la majorite d'entre vous nous soutiendrons dans cette
>action.
>
>We ask the understanding of our subscribers for the inconvenience caused
>by such a decision, but we know that you will understand and that the
>majority of you support us in this action.
>
>>          Patrick Robin
>           President d'ImagiNet.
>           robin@imaginet.fr
>           Tel 43 38 10 24
>
><----  End Forwarded Message  ---->
>[...]
>

Dear Patrick....

this is idiotic...to cut off all newsgroups...and unnecessary...

Just spread around the following list of PUBLIC ACCESS NEWS SERVERS
which can be used via newsreaders pointed to them (netscrape, newswatcher, etc),
even from France!

<LI><A HREF="http://www.altavista.digital.com">Altavista.digital.com
searcher ****</a><br>
<LI><A HREF="news://mikasa.iol.it">mikasa.iol.it ****</a><br>
<LI><A HREF="news://ns.cs.hku.hk">ns.cs.hku.hk ****</a><br>
<LI><A HREF="news://news.ak.net">news.ak.net ****</a><br>
<LI><A HREF="news://news.uni-hohenheim.de">news.uni-hohenheim.de ***</a><br>


Forget about the stupid local laws!  They would have to filer all outgoing
international packets to stop the access to these feeds from France.

Happy newsreading!

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