AWL> No, "legally" you haven't been part of FidoNet until now,
AWL> of course now you are part of it, you could find yourself paying
AWL> 1/N640(count) of N640s costs etc if anyone every sues Fido...

PE> What if someone sues everyone who's listed in the white pages,
PE> because one of the members of the white pages murdered someone?

AWL> You can't be a Member of the White Pages, as you
AWL> get listed there by being a Customer of Telstra...

RS> Yes, and there lots of other situations where being on a list says
RS> sweet fuck all about any legal liability too Alex. Like the nodelist.

AWL> But if the list is a *membership* list,

It aint enough as far as the legal liability incurred by being
a member of an unincorporated association is concerned Alex.

I can be a MEMBER of a list of the white race whose surname is NURK and that
implys nothing as far as legal liability for anything another NURK does Alex.
Even if you have to apply to be on that list and meet some conditions like
not having assumed the surname of NURK coz you felt like it etc.

AWL> and the organisation is *not* incorporated,

You havent actually shown that the member on
the list are part of any organisation Alex.

AWL> then you can find yourself jointly liable for any debts and impositions...

BULLSHIT. Just like I have no risks whatever in being on
someones mailing list except the risk of my mail box bursting.

AWL> FidoNet Nodelist *does*not*equall* telephonebook...

RS> And it *does*not*equall* legal liability either Alex.

AWL> So how else to you determine membership or non-membership in FidoNet?

The nodes appear on a nodelist, atleast the full nodes do. That
does NOT expose you to liability for what another node might do.

--- PQWK202