From mark Wed Jun 9 10:59:04 1993
Subject: Statement of dissatisfaction with your recent efforts
To: cert@cert.org
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1993 10:59:04 +1000 (EST)
Dear cert et al,
It has come to my notice recently that your organisation has been
involved in a number of accusations against individuals and organisations
with very little to back such accusations.
I am referring to, and these are the ones I will mention here, the
soda.berkeley.edu and the anon.penet.fi sites., both of which ARE
legitamate in all respects and are SEEN as such by the net.community.
Your organisations actions, in my personal opinion, consititute a form
of harrassment of the worse kind, and it basically smells.
Whilst any one with any knowledge of your workings already knows the
low quality of feedback, lack of helpfulness and general arrogance of
your methods, it doesnt do you any good at all to set about on a
crusade of self-serving actions against those sites or entities or
groups of individuals you dont like or you see as furthering ideas
and software that might one day make your life difficult. You will
alienate a larger proportion of the net.community than you otherwise
have.
I would suggest in future you take the time to VERIFY, through whatever
legal means are at your disposal, the authenticity of your information,
to view yourselves the problems/files and then take whatever action your
charter states as appropriate. Going off gun-ho and sending ominous form
letters to people you see as gullible enough to carry out your desires
really is less than professional.
I fail to see where you get authority for a large proportion of your
actions, but that is a matter between you and your financiers. Just dont
expect people to take you seriously if the above scenarios are repeated.
The above is my own personal observations and not those of any other
individual or organisation, although they are free to explicitly echo
them if they so desire. As of yet, none have.
Mark.
mark@cheops.anu.edu.au
Mark