Threats of Censorship?

[Tom Glover]

On Thu, 6 Mar 1997, The Innkeeper wrote:

> Welp Tom.....Even I (with my open views and the such ) have been dealing
> Mr. Flemming to my trash list for the past week since he is loading down
> the lists with completely nonsensical BS......
> 
> I am one who is open to all views and opinions.....But Jim is off on the
> deep end anymore and I feel that he needs to stop flooding this list so
> that we can get on with what this list is here for....
>

Maybe you misunderstood my posting or mayybe I phrased it poorly. That is
precisely what I was trying to say.
 
> - Steve -
> 
> ----------
> > Thanks. I needed those  procmail rules.
> > 
> > What is being forgotten here is this. I'll use an analogy so even Jim can
> > understand. If there is a list to discuss Chevy engines then those people
> > who insist on posting questions about Ford engines (or wheat farming in
> > the Ukraine) can expect to be asked to cease and desist. In fact if they
> > persist in posting off topic they should expect that their names be
> > removed from the list membership. Jim Fleming has posted so much off
> topic
> > stuff that he has long been relegated to my procmail kill file. In Jim's
> > case I don't find a "curfew with shoot to kill order" an unacceptable
> > solution :) Seriously, there is no talk of censorship but simply a
> request
> > that all posts made are relevant to the specific purpose of the list.
> > 
> > On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, Michael Shields wrote:
> > 
> > > > (Do you support President Sali Berisha in Tirana's reforms?  They are
> 1)
> > > > curfew with 'shoot to kill' orders (elminate all non-governmental
> ideas) on
> > > > anyone congregating in groups greater than four, 3) censorship or
> > > > "filtering" of the press.
> > > 
> > > Before the metadiscussion devolves completely, let me post some new,
> > > stronger procmail rules I've been using:
> > > 
> > > :0:
> > > * ^From: .*JimFleming at unety\.net
> > > $JUNK
> > > # and replies!  Sheesh.
> > > :0:
> > > * ^In-Reply-To: .*unety\.net
> > > $JUNK
> > > :0:
> > > * ^References: .*unety\.net
> > > $JUNK
> > > :0:
> > > * ^TOJimFleming at unety\.net
> > > $JUNK
> > > 
> > > These have been very effective.  In fact they toss away almost all the
> > > traffic on naipr.  I don't know why I bother to subscribe.
> > > -- 
> > > Shields, CrossLink.
> > > 
> > 
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Tom
> >  
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> 

--
Regards,
Tom
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