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From: rad@railnet.nshore.ORG (Rick DeMattia)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 11:29:38 EDT
Distribution: na
Organization: Railnet BBS +1 216 786 0476

cambler@zeus.calpoly.edu (The Squire, Phish) writes:

> Unless I am mistaken and the Ohio paper in question has the same name,
> the "Plain Dealer" is one of those free religious propoganda infopapers.
> 
> Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
> 

The Plain Dealer is a useless rag, but it's the largest newspaper
in Ohio and dates back to the mid-1800's.  It's not a free religious
newspaper.

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From: psycho@whitebase.ukp.com (Psycho dude)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 07:28:34 EDT
Organization: UKP Systems, Middletown, NJ

mbaya@antioc.antioch.edu writes:

> Subject: Help, please forward this message
> Message-ID: <1992Jul21.140903.20595@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
> From: bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen)
> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 14:09:03 GMT
> Reply-To: bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen)
> Sender: news@usenet.ins.cwru.edu
> Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
> Nntp-Posting-Host: cwns1.ins.cwru.edu
> Lines: 26
> 
> 
> I have no idea where this message should be posted, I only know that it
> **should** be posted.  I'm posting here only because I know this board 
> is widely read and someone should be able to get this message 
> to the right place.
> 
> In today's paper (Cleveland Plain Dealer) it was reported that a 22-year
> old male got arrested for distributing pornography, and possibly for
> contributing to the delinquency of a minor.  His "crime" was running a
> bulletin board out of his home ... the cops found out that minors were able
> to get ahold of pornographic gif files.  The arrestee had apparently set
> things up so that "adult" files were supposed to be restricted, but either
> the files weren't restricted after all, or someone else had "unrestricted"
> them.  The paper reports that this type of arrest is one of the first of
> its kind in the state.  The cops used a "cooperative" 15 year old -- after
> the kid accessed the adult files, the cops grabbed the alleged criminal.
> 
> If any Ohio law enforcement types are reading this, I am an Ohio attorney,
> and I think this sucks.
> 
> David
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Well, I think this sucks too.  There is no reason why a SysOp should be 
responsible for the actions of his users.... SysOps usually have a 
disclaimer in the beginning that tells the users who log on to his board 
that he/she is not responsible for the actions of his callers, the files, 
etc.  I think the SysOp should be set free and the 15 year old kid should
be taught that the cops did something wrong that time.
L8r
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From: grant@bluemoon.rn.com (Grant DeLorean)
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Organization: Blue Moon
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 00:53:24 GMT

mbaya@antioc.antioch.edu writes:

>In today's paper (Cleveland Plain Dealer) it was reported that a 22-year
>old male got arrested for distributing pornography, and possibly for
>contributing to the delinquency of a minor.  His "crime" was running a
>bulletin board out of his home ... the cops found out that minors were able
>to get ahold of pornographic gif files.  The arrestee had apparently set
>things up so that "adult" files were supposed to be restricted, but either
>the files weren't restricted after all, or someone else had "unrestricted"
>them.  The paper reports that this type of arrest is one of the first of
>its kind in the state.  The cops used a "cooperative" 15 year old -- after
>the kid accessed the adult files, the cops grabbed the alleged criminal.

>If any Ohio law enforcement types are reading this, I am an Ohio attorney,
>and I think this sucks.

 People get really mad at me becuase I won't allow easy access to the
adult materials that come through the net (nor to what is already on
my system). They try to tell me that other SysOps aren't as hard line
about it as I am. Some go away very angry with me for wanting to
either meet them in person or getting a signed, witnessed and notarized
driver's license phototcopy before I allow access. They never believe
me when I tell them about the stupid laws governing access to adult
material...  I am sorry this happened, but it does prove what I have
been telling users for a long time.

 If anyone has hardcopy of the Plain Dealer article, it might be a good
idea to make coies available (or tell us who to call at the PD to get
copies).
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From: visbieda@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Christopher Bieda)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Date: 26 Jul 92 17:20:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

I know it's self-censorship, but as between state-imposed and self-imposed, I
surely prefer the latter ...

Our user group BBS, which is entirely public save one message area, has long
accepted .GIF images and placed them for public consumption.  Everything *is*
viewed prior to the placement, and what we have termed "the Channel 17 test"
is applied.  Channel 17 is, you see, one of the two PBS stations here in 
Buffalo, and if I or one of the other sysops have ever seen "that" on PBS's
broadcast airwaves, we release the file.  (I imagine other sysops have 
applied a similar test, terming it the "National Geographic standard.")

We feel quite comfortable with this, though none of us have any problem (at
least no moral or legal problem) with the "rougher" stuff.  Our complaint
with that material is usually the enormous file size involved in supporting
640x480x256.  Who has disk space to waste like that?  <G>  And don't even talk 
to me about supporting 2400bps callers who want files like that!

Speaking now as a New York (and D.C.) attorney, I agree with David Cohen--this
sucks.  The local D.A. must surely have more pressing matters to work on.  No
doubt he is up for reelection this fall, and it would take to long to find a
real criminal and bring him to justice.  
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From: psycho@whitebase.ukp.com (Psycho dude)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 07:33:50 EDT
Organization: UKP Systems, Middletown, NJ

> >bulletin board out of his home ... the cops found out that minors were able
> >to get ahold of pornographic gif files.  The arrestee had apparently set
> >things up so that "adult" files were supposed to be restricted, but either
> >the files weren't restricted after all, or someone else had "unrestricted"
> >them.  
> 
> Okay, first of all, I don't know what the law says, I'm just giving my opinio
> 
> Now, if the minor in question lied about his age, then the SysOp is a victim 
> entrapment.  If he didn't restrict access to the GIFs, then I really think th
> police have a good case against him.  I don't buy that they had been
> "unrestricted" by someone else.  I know exactly everything that happens on my
> board.  I read every mail and every post, and examine every uploaded file.  
> 
> 
> Patrick A. Ferrel - Scholar. Helpless romantic. Modem geek.  | Disaster Area
> v120qldp@ubvms.buffalo.edu | WWIVnet 42@7652 | IceNET 1@7659 | (716)683-6657


Well, his Co's could have put them in where the normal 'G' rated GIFs are 
held.  I think that either this SysOp was stupid and didn't check out the 
user or the kid lied about his age.  That's all that could be possible.
L8r
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
From: grant@bluemoon.rn.com (Grant DeLorean)
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Organization: Blue Moon
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 16:18:11 GMT

visbrown@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (BILL) writes:

>It's obvious that you're not a lawyer.  Pleas re-read the section you 
>quoted.  They had a minor call the BBS and access the adult files.  

 The "adult files" were Bugs Bunny eating a carrot, Bart Simpson
riding a skateboard and some picture named "bj...." (no mention of
what was in that one). That was in another part of the article. I
guess it is obvious you aren't a lawyer either.
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From: Jay.Ashworth@f160.n3603.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jay Ashworth)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop
Subject: Re: Windows and FOSSIL Drivers.  Need HELP!!
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 92 21:02:44 EDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3603/160

Ivan Gum, to All on Saturday July 18 1992:

 IG> From: ivan@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Ivan Gum)
 IG> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1992 22:44:40 GMT

 IG> No, I can't sit on my computer all day to type that in whenever I get a
 IG> call ( (I get this message whenever a call comes in).  Is there some way
 IG> for me to prevent this sharing, such as setting Windows (just once) NOT
 IG> to take over the COM3 port?  Any help would be very appreciated.
 IG> Setting up a PC BBS has been quite a work-out so far. Thanks. --

You're gonna hate me...

Get a real multitasker.  DesqView doesn't cause this kind of trouble.

[donning Nomex undies... :-)]

Cheers,
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From: elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop
Subject: Defense against being busted...
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 15:03:24 CDT
Organization: Minas Tirith BBS, New Orleans, LA

Well, I can't say that this story out of Ohio makes me happy.  I don't even 
keep x-rated GIFs and such on my bbs machine, but I do get 
alt.binaries.pictures.*, which of course produces some pretty raw pics.  I'm 
not very big on validation and such of users, because there are enough 
systems here in the New Orleans area for the kiddies that they don't creat 
problems.  However, I'm not quite interested in getting busted, either.

So, with that in mind, how do you folks handle access to the a.b.p groups?  
Does anyone see a problem similar to what happened in Ohio with simply 
carrying these groups? 



>Edward J. Branley         elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us<
>Seashell Software, Metairie, LA            +1-504-455-5087<
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From: dclunie@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (David Clunie)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Date: 26 Jul 92 09:46:25 GMT
Followup-To: alt.bbs.allsysop
Organization: Her Master's Voice
Cc: mbaya@antioc.antioch.edu,bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu

In article <1992Jul23.090859.23@antioc.antioch.edu> mbaya@antioc.antioch.edu writes:
>Reply-To: bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen)
>The cops used a "cooperative" 15 year old -- after
>the kid accessed the adult files, the cops grabbed the alleged criminal.
>

Is this not entrapment (not that I'm a lawyer) ?

I dare say even if this never comes to trial, picking on such a young
sysop is not going to result in any suits against the law enforcemnt
organizations, but will probably successfully intimidate lots of
other sysops into censoring their material.

-- 
david (dclunie@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au or dclunie@itd.adelaide.edu.a\
u)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
From: grant@bluemoon.rn.com (Grant DeLorean)
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Organization: Blue Moon
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 16:11:45 GMT

cambler@zeus.calpoly.edu (The Squire, Phish) writes:

>Unless I am mistaken and the Ohio paper in question has the same name,
>the "Plain Dealer" is one of those free religious propoganda infopapers.

>Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

 I lived in the Cleveland area for over 20 years, the Cleveland Plain
Dealer wasn't free during any of that time (nor is it now). It also isn't
particularly religious. 
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Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
From: sjsobol@wariat.org (Steven J. Sobol)
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Organization: The Tiny Software Co., via APK Public Access Unix, Cleveland
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:09:19 GMT

cambler@zeus.calpoly.edu (The Squire, Phish) writes:

>Unless I am mistaken and the Ohio paper in question has the same name,
>the "Plain Dealer" is one of those free religious propoganda infopapers.
>
>Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

You're wrong. :)

The Plain Dealer is Ohio's biggest daily newspaper
and one of it's oldest, and is not an Enquirer-style tabloid which 
sensationalizes everything.

Although many of us in Northeast Ohio do think it's a rag. :) :)

Actually, there may be a religious newsletter by the same name; 
The Plain Dealer is a great-sounding name for something like that.

-TechnoGeek
---(My real address is sjsobol@tiny.com) :)
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Subject: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
From: mbaya@antioc.antioch.edu
Date: 23 Jul 92 09:08:59 EDT
Organization:  

Subject: Help, please forward this message
From: bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 14:09:03 GMT
Reply-To: bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


I have no idea where this message should be posted, I only know that it
**should** be posted.  I'm posting here only because I know this board 
is widely read and someone should be able to get this message 
to the right place.

In today's paper (Cleveland Plain Dealer) it was reported that a 22-year
old male got arrested for distributing pornography, and possibly for
contributing to the delinquency of a minor.  His "crime" was running a
bulletin board out of his home ... the cops found out that minors were able
to get ahold of pornographic gif files.  The arrestee had apparently set
things up so that "adult" files were supposed to be restricted, but either
the files weren't restricted after all, or someone else had "unrestricted"
them.  The paper reports that this type of arrest is one of the first of
its kind in the state.  The cops used a "cooperative" 15 year old -- after
the kid accessed the adult files, the cops grabbed the alleged criminal.

If any Ohio law enforcement types are reading this, I am an Ohio attorney,
and I think this sucks.

David
-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS MESSAGE IS FROM  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|             David R. Cohen or Tracey L. Ridgeway              |
|                  bx953@cleveland.freenet.edu                  |
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From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela)
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Followup-To: alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance Company
	<1992Jul26.204251.421@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 00:50:16 GMT

In article <1992Jul26.204251.421@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> aa387@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jim Kutz) writes:
	    Stahl said many files not listed in the "adult" category
       contained pictures of naked women and of naked women engaging in
       sexual acts.  One file allegedly shows a nude image of Christina
       Applegate, who plays "Kelly" on the TV show "Married with Chil-
       dren."

PICTURE!  PICTURE!  PICTURE!
(I'll bet it's just the oldy with C.A. in a bikini...)
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From: broehl@sunee.waterloo.edu (Bernie Roehl)
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 19:00:31 GMT

In article <1992Jul26.053716.115345@zeus.calpoly.edu>, cambler@zeus.calpoly.edu (The Squire, Phish) writes...

>Unless I am mistaken and the Ohio paper in question has the same name,
>the "Plain Dealer" is one of those free religious propoganda infopapers.
>Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

You're thinking of the "Plain Truth".  The "Plain Dealer" (as many have
already pointed out) is a legit paper.  A rag, to be sure, but a legit
rag.
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Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop
From: m_malche@tangram.informatik.uni-kl.de (Marek Malcherek)
Subject: test
Keywords: test
Reply-To: @uni-kl.de:m_malche.poker.informatik.uni-kl.de
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern (Germany)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 11:27:48 GMT

test
Marekki

Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop
From: shapiro@trade.enet.dec.com (Steve Shapiro)
Subject: Re: Defense against being busted...
Organisation: SKS Computer Consulting, Inc.
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - Marlboro, MA
Date: 31 JUL 92 12:06:59 EST


In article <DwqqoB1w164w@mintir.new-orleans.la.us>,
elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley) writes...

>So, with that in mind, how do you folks handle access to the a.b.p groups?  

Several years ago I bought a book entitled "SysLaw The SysOps Legal Manual"
written by Jon Wallace and Rees Morrison. Publised by LLM Press. 212-766-3785.

It provides quite a bit of information regarding things to do and ways to
protect yourself.

However, the bottom line to safe downloading is an approach similar to safe
sex. Know WHO you are doing it with. Period. If you don't know the person,
don't do it!

It's nice to want to be able to provide information like this, but the bottom
line is that your first responsibility is to yourself, nobody else. That kid
who downloads your files isn't going to jail. You are. So cover your butt and
if that means removing files from download areas, then so be it.

Regards,
Steve.

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Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop
From: krhobson@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Kenneth Ray Hobson)
Subject: Where ftp doorgames?
Summary: Where is an ftp site for bbs door games please.  I looked in wuarchive 
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 17:59:36 GMT

Where can I ftp to get door games please?
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
From: Buck Godot <bgodot@halcyon.com>
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Originator: bbs@halcyon.com
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 09:16:35 GMT

 
 PErhaps, someone should, to test this kinda case, go up to a public 
bulliten board (cork/softwood kind, not computer) and post up a playboy 
centerfold... then call the police and ask them to arrest the person who 
put up the board...   see what happens THEN.

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Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
From: cambler@zeus.calpoly.edu (The Squire, Phish)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 05:37:16 GMT
Organization: Fantasy, Incorporated: Reality None of Our Business.

Unless I am mistaken and the Ohio paper in question has the same name,
the "Plain Dealer" is one of those free religious propoganda infopapers.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

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From: v120qldp@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (PATRICK FERREL)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.allsysop
Subject: Re: SYSOP BUSTED FOR PORNO IN OHIO!
Date: 25 Jul 92 23:57:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Jul23.090859.23@antioc.antioch.edu>, mbaya@antioc.antioch.edu writes...
>Subject: Help, please forward this message
>Message-ID: <1992Jul21.140903.20595@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
>From: bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen)
>Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 14:09:03 GMT
>Reply-To: bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen)
>Sender: news@usenet.ins.cwru.edu
>Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
>Nntp-Posting-Host: cwns1.ins.cwru.edu
>Lines: 26
> 
> 
>I have no idea where this message should be posted, I only know that it
>**should** be posted.  I'm posting here only because I know this board 
>is widely read and someone should be able to get this message 
>to the right place.


Hey, thanks for passing this along.  I'll pass it on to other SysOps.  See my
response below.


>In today's paper (Cleveland Plain Dealer) it was reported that a 22-year
>old male got arrested for distributing pornography, and possibly for
>contributing to the delinquency of a minor.  His "crime" was running a
>bulletin board out of his home ... the cops found out that minors were able
>to get ahold of pornographic gif files.  The arrestee had apparently set
>things up so that "adult" files were supposed to be restricted, but either
>the files weren't restricted after all, or someone else had "unrestricted"
>them.  

Okay, first of all, I don't know what the law says, I'm just giving my opinion.

Now, if the minor in question lied about his age, then the SysOp is a victim of
entrapment.  If he didn't restrict access to the GIFs, then I really think the
police have a good case against him.  I don't buy that they had been
"unrestricted" by someone else.  I know exactly everything that happens on my
board.  I read every mail and every post, and examine every uploaded file.  


Patrick A. Ferrel - Scholar. Helpless romantic. Modem geek.  | Disaster Area
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