
MSG LEFT BY: SALLY RIDE
DATE POSTED: 

AN INTERESTING MESSAGE POSTED ON TEXCON
CAUGHT MY EYE..IN LIGHT OF THE NAZI BBS
THE MOLESTERS BBS AND THE BUST IN N.J..
A NEW FEDERAL LAW THAT WOULD OUTLAW OR
SEVERELY RESTRICT BBS ACTIVITY IS BEING
PUSHED THROUGH CONGRESS, ACCORDING TO 
TWO SOURCES THE METAL DETECTOR AND JOHN
EDENS. ANOMG THE RESTRICTIONS DISCUSSED
ARE: *REGISTRATION OF ALL BBS AS PUBLIC
      UTILITIES.
     *SYSOPS REQUIRED TO KEEP LOGS OF 
      ALL USERS "VERIFIED" NAMES AND
      ADDRESSES.
     *SYSOPS REQUIRED TO KEEP LOGS OF
      ALL MESSAGE POSTINGS AND TIMES OF
      POSITNG
     *CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR SYSOPS WHO
      ALLOW ILLEGAL MESSAGE POSTINGS
      WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE KNOW OF
      THE CONTENT OR HAVE HAD A CHANCE
      TO REMOVE IT.
     *BBS USERS WOULD BE "REQUIRED" TO
      USE THEIR LEGAL NAMES.
I HAVE NO WAY TO BE SURE THIS DATA IS 
CORRECT, BUT I SUSPECT IT IS CLOSE TO 
THE TRUTH. CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSIONAL
REPRESENTATIVE, THEY ALMOST ALL HAVE 
800 #'S, AND FIND OUT AND EXPRESS YOUR
OPINION, TOO, WHILE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE
SALLY RIDE:::SPACE CADET
