I want to publicly thank John Young for making articles available. MOst of those articles I would not otherwise have seen. I was particularly interested in Peter Lewis's article from the New York Tines that John offered. Was there anyone in the world, well, in the cyberworld, who was fooled by the article on the Microsoft acquisition of the Catholic church? Anyone, who after reading that piece, considered anything other than the creativity of the author, should be committed to St. John's Home for the Desperately Dumb. However, there was something in that article that was of concern. If the Massachusetts judge in the MIT student case actually said that he couldn't act because Congress had not enacted any laws, then it is for sure they will try to and they will try to act hurriedly. Hurried actions by congress are even worse than their considered actions. I think we need to keep in touch with our representatives and senators to make sure that all of the ramifications of any law are considered. Sometimes laws passed by Congress are rather well intentioned, but the bureaucrats who write the policies and procedures by which the laws will be implemented can make them an albatross around our necks. These policy and procedure writers are dreadfully misinformed and are to enamored with their power and position to inform themselves. Admittedly, anonymity and law and order are not easy bed fellows, but difficult issues are never solved by hurried, uninformed, politically-motivated action. This puts some pressure on us cypherpunks. We have to be ready to consider all aspects of the argument so that our presentation in favor of anonymity will be taken seriously. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi.