From: internaut@aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 93 11:08:57 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: ANON: accountability
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greg@ideath.goldenbear.com contributed:

>>It's this slippery notion of 'accountability' that is perhaps
>>at the root of this 'anonymity' problem - the idea that there's
>>gonna be some hell to pay if somebody writes to
>>'postmaster@leviathan.com', and complains about Chris Jones.
>>The fact is, you can mail to 'postmaster@goldenbear.com' and
>>whine all you like, it's just another alias for the same damn
>>person (me). I think there are going to be more & more people
>>like me in the future - I *am* my boss, the postmaster, and the
>>sysadmin - and if people don't like what I do or say on the
>>net, that's just too damn bad.

I think Greg is right on the money here. The first time someone complained to
my sysadmin (me), I'd send that person a sorrowful note apologizing for the
nasty-icky behaviour prompting the complaint and assuring the complainer that
the offending user on my system (also me) would have his account cancelled
immediately.

Then, I'd go back to living my life as I please.  :)

Seems to me that this approach would guarantee accountability on my system
and keep everyone happy.

  dave
  Level Seven Design
  <postmaster@lsd.com>