ward@bales.UUCP (Frank A. Ward) (12/01/88)
A friend of mine from Berkeley told me an interesting story about the Internet Worm. I do not know if this story is true, but it seems that it could be. My friend went to dinner with a group, one of whom claimed to know the true author of the Worm, and it was not Morris! He said that the NSA did not want the true identity to be known so they needed someone to take the rap. Morris's father was involved since he is a top computer security expert. When Morris (Jr.) learned about the case he said, "I'll take the rap." And he did. There was an understanding that any legal problems for Morris would be quietly defused. As supporting evidence: The Worm attempted to report its progress to a particular machine at berkeley.edu. This was reported as deliberate mis-direction on the part of Morris. Does anyone have any conclusive evidence that Morris is or is not the true author of the Worm? F. Ward || And the student asked, "Master, why can you not simply ---------+| tell me the answer? Why must learning be so difficult?" disclaimer| And the master said, "Why do you ask me these questions?"