From: david@planetsoma.com
To: bmilburn@solidoak.com

Dear Mr. Milburn:

Recent articles in c|net and the Netizen have left me curious about the
policies of your company in relation to sites blocked by CyberSitter. As a
web publisher and self-employed Internet Consultant, I am from time to time
asked for information about blocking software. So that I may give my
clients the "full story", as it were, I would appreciate it if you could
take the time to answer a few brief questions.

First, is it in fact true that your organization routinely blocks access
from ALL sites promoting gay and lesbian issues, regardless of any
pornographic or explicit sexual references? This is the impression I get
from your "policies" page.

Second, is it also true that CyberSitter routinely blocks sites which are
critical of its policies, as has been suggested by Peacefire and other
organizations? If so, who is responsible for these decisions?

Lastly, is it also true that ALL addresses within a specific domain are
systematically blocked when more than one site within that domain contains
material which your organization finds objectionable? Frankly, does this
not seem to be a fairly efficient manner of eventually blocking the entire
Internet?

I appreciate your time and thank you in advance for your response to my
queries. I understand that you want your customers to make informed
decisions about your products, and I am sure you realize that I need to
provide a similar level of information to my own clients.

Sincerely,

David Gwynn

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