The argument as to whether the net is public or private has been going on for years with such notables as Stephen Boursey et al claiming it's public. One common theme is, the people who claim it is public own no infrastructure. It is as if sombody buys a magazine subscription then claims the publishing company is a public utility. This program posts news to thousands of machines throughout the entire civilized world. Your message will cost the net hundreds if not thousands of dollars to send everywhere. Please be sure you know what you are doing. Are you absolutely sure that you want to do this? [ny]
