Ian, at 21:22 on Jul 30 1996, you wrote to Randall Lane ...

. . .[chomp]. . .

IM> Dave Hatch presumes to have the right to cut this echo from 
IM> the backbone. What other echos will he cut if he does not 
IM> like them? What about LTAUE? Who give him the right to 
IM> control all echomail on the net?

His money!  He pays to move it - he gets to choose what he moves.  If we
don't like it, we get someone else to pay . .

IM> If Dave has this right then I do not want to be part of his 
IM> backbone and offer to move this echo independantly of his 
IM> system as long as it remains unmoderated. I will happily put 
IM> my Telstra dollar where my mouth is to get this echo to 
IM> remain unmoderated. 

Put the wheels in motion and do it then.

David
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