From: css@netcom.com (Chris Schefler)
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 94 01:56:50 PST
To: shipley@merde.dis.org (Peter shipley)
Subject: Re: postmaster@lance.colostate.edu BOUNCE
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> 
> being postmaster on the system dis.org (where the remailer that
> Detweiler used to do most of his dirty work exists)  I have recived
> more then my share of complaints about reamailer.
> 
> (not that I set up the first remail on a privately owned machine, thus
> risking a few grand in hardware so that I can personly garrentee that
> the sysad  sendmail logs will not be released to anyone).
> 
> I am still reciving complaints from the shitmail send out from him,
> now do you want to talk about noise?
> 
> >
> >[flame mode on]
> >
> >Do you fight noise by being noisy yourself??  To me you won't be much
> >better than Detweiler himself by adopting this aproach.  You have read
> >postmaster's statement on the Detweiler case, and in my opinion his
> >views must be respected.
> >
> >It is a little strange to observe a group fighting for privacy and 
> >anonymity in the electronic community start whining about harassments 
> >from anonymous users.  We all know that cryptography, anonymity etc are 
> >two-edged swords, and we all have argued that the "good" properties more 
> >than offset the "bad" ones.  Now we have tasted one of the "bad" 
> >properties of anonymity on the net -- perhaps a healthy lesson.
> >
> >The Detweiler problem seems to be solving itself.  I haven't seen any 
> >posts neither to this list or to any of "his" usenet groups lately and 
> >postmaster indicates that it is Detweiler's intention to stop the 
> >flooding of the net.  It is only us other users, now including myself, 
> >who keep the memory of Detweiler alive.  Let's give it a break.
> >
> >[flame mode off]
> >
> >-- Rolf
> >
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Rolf Michelsen         Phone:  +47 73 59 87 33
> >SINTEF DELAB           Email:  rolf.michelsen@delab.sintef.no
> >7034 Trondheim         Office: C339
> >Norway
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
>