From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 13:37:05 -0800 (PST)
To: "Thomas C. Allard" <m1tca00@FRB.GOV>
Subject: Re: [NOISE] If the shoe fits, wear it [VULIS]
In-Reply-To: <199611081612.LAA04764@bksmp2.FRB.GOV>
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On Fri, 8 Nov 1996, Thomas C. Allard wrote:

> 
> Rich Graves <rcgraves@ix.netcom.com> said:
> 
> > networks@vir.com wrote:
> > >  The nature of the Internet means it is extremely difficult for John
> > > to prevent Dr. Vulis from either posting using a pseudonym or having
> > > messages forwarded to him.  IF it were possible to prevent Vulis
> > > from either reading messages or posting do you think John would have
> > > done that too?  Just curious.
> >
> > I think that gets into "how many angels can dance on the head of a 
> > pin"  territory, because it just isn't, and I certainly don't speak 
> > for him.  But...
> 
> What if John didn't prevent him "suvscribing", but instead directed his 
> software to simply send messages from Vulis back to him as though they were 
> sent to the list, but in fact did not forward his messages to the rest of 
> the list.  Vulis would continue to (spit) and (fart) on the list, would 
> assume everyone else saw it, but would not see any replies to his spew.  
> His remailer (spits) would still get through, but think how much less noise 
> there would be.

Easily circumvented by a subscription to cypherpunks under another name,
which I assume Vulis has already done.

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