72307.1502@compuserve.com (GORDON MEYER) (02/21/90)
Could someone post a summary of what "troubles" Jolnet has seen because of this LoD/e991 flap? Was it closed down, and by what agency and under what charges? From my understanding it merely acted as a conduit of the information and closing it down would be akin to shutting down CompuServe if somone sent a copy of WordPerfect to my mail box. Gordon Meyer 72307.1502@Compuserve.com [Moderator's Note: Well again, I have to involve Tamkin here. He was on line when the raid took place that Saturday afternoon and the system went down. He lost unread mail as a result. *If* the operator was only a common carrier, passing mail, etc, then he got a raw deal. *If* on the other hand, he was knowledgeable of how the system was being used, harboring or accomodating that type of user, then the legalities change. I don't know what his role was. Apparently very few people, if anyone, have been in touch with him by voice since that day to get the specifics. Would it have happened if the same files got stashed on Compuserve? No, because CIS has high-priced mouthpieces and they don't operate out of a spare bedroom in the owner's home. In the case of Jolnet, a fellow and his two sons ran it as a hobby from home. When the feds raided him, he had the chance of the proverbial iceberg in hell....really, its whatever you can convince the Judge to go along with. David, give us a little more background here please. In the next message today, a cracker tells his side of the story about the Event. PT]