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From: redsonja@dorsai.org (She Devil With A Modem)
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Subject: Re: Communications Decency Act may corrupt protocols
Date: 15 Apr 1996 14:34:36 -0400
Organization: The Dorsai Embassy, Inc.
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In article <BILLW.96Apr13005327@puli.cisco.com>,
William  <billw@puli.cisco.com> wrote:
>I believe that cisco was actually asked once, by an entity to remain
>unidentified, whether our routers had the capability of filtering out
>traffic that was politically unacceptable to that entity.
>
>Sigh.  I didn't think it could happen here.
>
>BillW
>

One word, Mr. Bill W.
"Blacker".
 Ring a bell?

It can happen here, and already has. 

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