Who is this Detweiler guy anyway?
As a fairly recent addition to this list, I'm unfamilliar with the history of cypherpunks. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.
an48848@anon.penet.fi writes:
As a fairly recent addition to this list, I'm unfamilliar with the history of cypherpunks. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks.
Is it an indication that LD's persistance has paid off that my first reaction to the above (probably innocent) query was to egrep through my archived cypherpunks stuff to see whether LD has ever misspelled "familiar"? (He hasn't, as far as I can tell...) Sigh. -- Mike McNally : m5@tivoli.com : Day Laborer : Tivoli Systems : Austin, TX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remember that all experimentation does not produce extrapolated results. - k. pisichko
L. Detweiler is an individual concerned with issues of identity on the Internet and various ways people use multiple identities to influence others. He has coined a term, "pseudospoofing," that may be loosely defined as "Creating and using multiple fake identities for the purpose of misleading others, creating a false sense of 'consensus', and/or harassing one's enemies." Detweiler is quite passionate when espousing his theories, and has precipitated a major uproar on this list in recent weeks - what you're seeing on the list now is a lot of fallout from his latest postings. He is also the author of a FAQ on privacy and anonymity, a document held in high esteem by many. Several list members are convinced that Detweiler also posts through an anonymous remailer as 'an12070'. (Fair enough explanation, fellow cypherpunks?) ........................................................................ Philippe D. Nave, Jr. | The person who does not use message encryption pdn@dwroll.dw.att.com | will soon be at the mercy of those who DO... Denver, Colorado USA | PGP public key: by arrangement.
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