Date: Mon, 11 Apr 1994 09:03:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com> On Mon, 11 Apr 1994, tim werner wrote:

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Late last year, in response to a "bulletin" from eff, I sent money to some lawyer (in Colorado, I think) for the Phil Zimmerman defense fund. Was I defrauded? How embarrassing.

If I dig out the cancelled check, perhaps someone on the list can tell me more?

tw

Don't do that!

Even though Phil has not been officially proceeded against in any way has has hired a lawyer and spent lots of money. I was just trying to make it clear that nothing has actually happened yet. If one may have to mount a major defense against a federal criminal prosecution, one has to prepare in advance.

I guess what I was thinking about was a thread in comp.org.eff.talk about some bogus eff press release that happened some time ago. My concern is that I was taken in by this. Does anyone know if there was an appeal for contributions to a legal defense fund in that bogus press release? I didn't follow the thread that closely, especially after it seemed like it turned into a flame war. Fifty bucks isn't going to break me, but I would sure feel better if I knew it went where I thought it was going. On the other hand I will certainly feel worse if I find out it didn't. Maybe ignorance is bliss. tw