>  > What are your thoughts about better control by governments over a new   
    >  > improved version of the WWW? Do you believe each person who has any   
    >  > access to the WWW must have an approved user I.D.?  Do you agree all   
    >  > users must be approved by a governing authority like the U.N. before you   
    >  > can run a web site or register a domain? How about those taxes the   
    >  > progressives want to levy on you for each e- mail, purchase and just for   
    >  > being alive?   
    >  > A life devoid of integrity and fairness is no life at all!   
    >  > MGH AKA Jeff Clayton   
    >  >    
    >    
    > Yeah, no. If this would ever happen, you can expect there to be many   
    > underground darknets created and running separate from the net 2.0. There   
    > are too many Fascist governments who want control, and it's pretty scary   
    > what they would do with that power.   
    >    
    > Heh, I already get taxed on my Internet services. Good luck tracking every   
    > single email sent. Again, all it takes is someone to run email servers on   
    > alternate ports and begin their own email system.   
    >    
    > On the other hand, of it ever does happen, I would think that it would   
    > create a need for independent BBSes again. Running ftp and an obscure dns   
    > network would probably just about get messages there almost as fast as   
    > regular email.    
    > Just my thoughts...   
    >    
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   If they did want to shut us down no amount of alternate porting would help.   
   The government has had backdoor access to switches at telecoms ans ISP's for a   
   long long time.   
   A life devoid of integrity and fairness is no life at all!   
   MGH AKA Jeff Clayton   
      
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