From: JD FILKINS

To: ALL

Subj: Disclaimer

Numb: 3529 of 3538 Date: 03/26/96 9:51pm

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Conf: 42 - GROANERS WLDNET Private : NO

Model Disclaimer to Be Added to All Candid Communications Between Former Adults

In an effort to protect all who were previously considered to be adults, from those who have decided that they Are Our Parents, who have legislated Purity of Thought, you may wish to add the following to your standard message-header.

[via rmiug-discuss@xor.com]

Tim May is a denizen of the cypherpunks (cryptography) mailing list. He added the following disclaimer to a very short post to the list:

From: tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May)

Subject: Degrees of Freedom

Sender: owner-cypherpunks@toad.com

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V-CHIP CONTENT WARNING: THIS POST IS RATED: R, V, NPC, RI, S, I13. [For processing by the required-by-1998 V-chips, those reading this post from an archive must set their V-chip to "42-0666." I will not be held responsible for posts incorrectly filtered-out by a V-chip that has been by-passed, hot-chipped, or incorrectly programmed.]

***WARNING!*** It has become necessary to warn potential readers of my messages before they proceed further. This warning may not fully protect me against criminal or civil proceedings, but it may be treated as a positive attempt to obey the various and increasing numbers of laws.

• Under the ***TELECOM ACT OF 1996***, minor CHILDREN (under the age of 18) may not read or handle this message under any circumstances. If you are under 18, delete this message NOW. Also, if you are developmentally disabled, irony-impaired, emotionally traumatized, schizophrenic, suffering PMS, affected by Humor Deprivation Syndrome (HDS), or under the care of a doctor, then the TELECOM ACT OF 1996 may apply to you as well, even if you are 18. If you fall into one of these categories and are not considered competent to judge for yourself what you are reading, DELETE this message NOW.
• Under the UTAH PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACT OF 1996, those under the age of 21 may not read this post. All residents of Utah, and Mormons elsewhere, must install the M-Chip.
• Under the PROTECTION OF THE REICH laws, residents of Germany may not read this post.
• Under the MERCIFUL SHIELD OF ALLAH (Praise be to Him!) holy interpretations of the Koran of the following countries (but not limited to this list) you may not read this post if you are a FEMALE OF ANY AGE: Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Libya, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen, Oman, Syria, Bahrain, and the Palestinian Authority. Non-female persons may also be barred from reading this post, depending on the settings of your I-Chip.
• Under the proposed CHINESE INTERNET laws, covering The People's Republic of China, Formosa, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, and parts of several surrounding territories, the rules are so nebulous and unspecified that I cannot say whether you are allowed to read this. Thus, you must SUBMIT any post you wish to read to your local authorities for further filtering.
• In Singapore, merely by RECEIVING this post you have violated the will of Lee Kwan Yu. Report to your local police office to receive your caning.
• Finally, if you are barred from contact with the Internet, or protected by court order from being disturbed by thoughts which may disturb you, or covered by protective orders, it is up to you to adjust the settings of your V-Chip to ensure that my post does not reach you.

*** THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN COMPLYING WITH THESE LAWS ***