Filtered Internet Service Provider

[John Walker]

At 08:27 AM 1/27/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Heard a radio commercial for the first time this morning about a Houston
>internet provider (forget the name) which is offering "filtered internet
>service." Instead of putting filtering software on your computer, the
>filtering is done at the source. This is a new one on me. The come-on line
>in the ad is that the interent has sites "that would make Larry Flynt blush."
>
>
>Donald A. Barclay                     always the beautiful answer
>Houston Academy of Medicine-          who asks the more beautiful question
>Texas Medical Center Library                 --e.e. cummings
>donaldb at library.tmc.edu
>
>

Most service providers in Canada already filter out the most offensive news
groups and some offer even stronger filtered Internet service. 






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