From: erc@khijol.yggdrasil.com (Ed Carp)
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 93 00:32:45 PST
To: greg@ideath.goldenbear.com (Greg Broiles)
Subject: Re: Anonymity on the net
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> Alan Wexelblat writes:
> 
> [Asks, why is anonymity/pseudonymity useful when posting?]

[excellent reasoning by Mr. Broiles deleted]

Also, as in the case of newsgroups such as alt*.abuse.recovery, the very
fact that your perp might be on the net, and harass or attempt to extract
revenge or retribution for posting, is a great reason to be anonymous.
There is a very real threat that if you post about your perp and he finds
out who you are, you might find yourself facing the business end of a
rather large, loaded, gun in the hands of a very pissed-off individual.
-- 
Ed Carp, N7EKG			erc@wetware.com			510/659-9560
                   an38299@anon.penet.fi, anon-1157@twwells.com
If you want magic, let go of your armor.  Magic is so much stronger than
steel!        -- Richard Bach, "The Bridge Across Forever"