From: "Philippe Nave" <pdn@dwroll.dw.att.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 93 14:57:49 PST
To: an48848@anon.penet.fi
Subject: Re: Who is this Detweiler guy anyway?
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L. Detweiler is an individual concerned with issues of identity on the 
Internet and various ways people use multiple identities to influence
others. He has coined a term, "pseudospoofing," that may be loosely 
defined as "Creating and using multiple fake identities for the purpose 
of misleading others, creating a false sense of 'consensus', and/or 
harassing one's enemies." Detweiler is quite passionate when espousing
his theories, and has precipitated a major uproar on this list in recent
weeks - what you're seeing on the list now is a lot of fallout from his
latest postings. He is also the author of a FAQ on privacy and anonymity,
a document held in high esteem by many. Several list members are convinced
that Detweiler also posts through an anonymous remailer as 'an12070'.

(Fair enough explanation, fellow cypherpunks?)

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