[news.admin] Fear of Forgeries

jfh@killer.UUCP (John Haugh) (06/10/88)

In article <3c622711.44e6@apollo.uucp>, nelson_p@apollo.uucp writes:
> >    Received:  by rpp386.UUCP (smail2.5)
> >               id AA22905; 28 May 88 13:34:26 CDT (Sat)
> >          To:  apollo!nelson_p
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> 
>                                                     I always thought that
>   behaving oneself consisted of responding the the poster's statements
>   and ideas rather than the poster him/her -self.   
> 
>                                                  --Peter Nelson

Normally I ignore all references to articles and mail bearing my name
which is forged, because normally the recipient has better manners than
to post mail and generally forged articles die by the wayside along with
responses after a few days.

Mr. Nelson however decided to post a letter which I supposedly wrote.
So, in this case I have to say something.  At that time, when the letter
was allegedly written, I was on Interstate 20 terrorizing cars.  Anyone
who reads the net should have noticed a message in I forget which group
ANNOUNCING that I was taking a vacation and rpp386 would be without an
administrator from May 27 to June 2.  Posting forged mail from that
site is an excersize for only the least qualified of forgers as the
instructions are practically given in u.usa.tx.2.  But I suppose that
even the novice forger needs practice from time to time.

John F. Haugh II
System Administrator, rpp386
Dallas Public Access Archive System
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