At 5:12 PM -0500 11/7/96, Alec wrote:
:This opens up the potential, for example, for Tim May to sue the operator of :the Cypherpunks mailing list now for posts from users (even anonymous ones) :which defame or otherwise liable his character, reputation, or ability to :pursue income in his chosen field.
PLEASE, let's not drag poor Tim into this. Hasn't he suffered enough?! This does not follow even from the tortured logic above.
And, indeed, it is not likely to be who suffers in the job market as a result of Dr. Vulis' rants and raves and generally insane postings; my situation is secure, but I understand that Vulis has joined L. Dettweiler on the "List of Unemployables" passed around Silicon Valley. I strongly doubt many computer companies in the Silicon Valley will be willing to hire him or his consulting service as his antics have received publicity. He may have his "NetScum" list and Web page, but it's his name on the list of folks not to hire. --Tim May "The government announcement is disastrous," said Jim Bidzos,.."We warned IBM that the National Security Agency would try to twist their technology." [NYT, 1996-10-02] We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1,257,787-1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."