Geoff Dale asks regarding forged signatures and id's:
Any plans or tips on how to prove it in court?
Several of us on the list discussed this issue a month or so ago, covering everything from computer-based text analysis tools which derive the probability that two writing samples (one from a known author and one from an anonymous author) were produced by the same individual. Another list member indicated in private email that sentence length and grammar were also fairly invariant, so you could use those measures to build a case. If you'd like more information, I'd be happy to send you some of the list traffic from that discussion. The real question, as Tim May and others have pointed out numerous times, is whether involving the heat is the best way to take care of problems. If we can't learn to effectively stamp out blatant abuses ourselves, then there's no hope for evolving the net.community. I personally think Julf took a much-needed step in shutting down an12070, though there's still the matter of Colorado State. -- Best regards, Curtis D. Frye - Economic Analyst, Software Alchemist, Aspiring Author cfrye@ciis.mitre.org "If you think I speak for MITRE, I'll tell you how much they pay me and make you feel foolish."