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APRIL RELAYNET INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE EXCHANGE NEWSLETTER 1992
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Most recent count of nodes - 963 (+12) Most recent count of hubs - 57 (+1)
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Currently active International Conferences - 276 (-4)
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RIME Times Staff
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Editor.....................................................Curt Akin ->MORE
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Editorial Associates:
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Security and Safe Computing..............Carol Carmichael ->STRUPPI
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The Inner View..............................Inez Harrison ->MOONDOG
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Editor of Poetry in Motion distributed by RIME
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Tag Lines and Other Lurking......................Brian Lee ->THEHUB
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Who's Who....................................Patrick Lee ->RUNNINGB
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For the Visually Impaired....................Matt Roberts ->EDSHOME
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Copy Editor and Design Consultant.................J. Barrett ->MORE
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Article# Subject Author
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1 Frankly, Curt Curt Akin
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Node ID ->MORE
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2 Conference News James Wall
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Node ID ->DREAM
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3 Automatic Phone Operators from RISKs in
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Computing
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4 Break In!!! Carol Carmichael
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Node ID ->STRUPPI
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5 Reaching Out Matt Roberts
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Node ID ->EDSHOME
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6 Virus Triggering in April Curt Akin
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Node ID ->MORE
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7 RIME Mugs - Defective?
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8 Who's Who and What's What Patrick Lee
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Node ID ->RUNNINGB
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9 Notices
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1 - FRANKLY, CURT from your Editor Node ID ->MORE
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I have asked for and received the SC's permission to devote space to
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an issue which I consider to be important to each of us wandering around
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out here in cyberspace. We are warping around in an electronic frontier:
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one whose regulations are not yet firm; and one in which guidelines are
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often difficult to obtain. What we do with modems and messaging and file
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transfers and our own sense of the ethical are often acts for which there
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is no legal precedent. Are we publishers or retailers? Are we subject to
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the same freedom of speech and behavior in this medium as in others?
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The CUD407.??? issue of Computer Underground Digest provides details
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of this nasty matter (the defense opening statement is included in its
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entirety and makes for FINE reading). We should stop for one moment and
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consider:
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Craig Neidorf was indicted by the Federal Government for activities
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which it determined, after considerable legal expense on Craig's part, were
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unprosecutable. At the time, Craig was 19 years old and had done nothing
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more serious than publish electronically an administrative document
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concerning Emergency 911 services. The case went to trial before being
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dropped by the prosecuting attorney. Craig ended up with over $100,000 in
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legal expenses. The Electronic Frontier Foundation paid SOME and provided
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SOME legal support, but he was left with significant debt as a reward for
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standing up for principal. It involves BBSs, electronic newsletters, and
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guilt by association.
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A request: read CUD407.???. Ponder whether you can afford $5.29 (or
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more) to help Craig and express appreciation for someone who stood on
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principle and perhaps may have reminded the government that it should be a
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bit less aggressive in its zeal to "get" folks who do "dastardly" things
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with computers.
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"Craig's situation is not simply his own personal
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problem. He took considerable risks, for which he
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incurred massive debt, to defend the principles in
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which many of us believe. We are all indebted to him
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for his courage, for his concern for justice instead of
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expediency, and for the way in which he helped focus
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the Constitutional and other issues of cyberspace.
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"Craig needs our help in defraying the costs of a
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battle from which we all benefited. Even $5 would help.
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Just a 29 cent stamp and a $5 check. That strikes us as
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a very small gesture on our part to demonstrate
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recognition of his sacrifice. And the 3 minutes it
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would take to address the check and send it to his
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attorney:
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Katten, Muchin, & Zavis
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525 West Monroe Street
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Suite 1600
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Chicago, IL 60606-3693
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"And do not forget to write Craig's name in the memo
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section or enclose a letter explaining what the check
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is for. If you neglect to do that, KMZ will not credit
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his account for the amount of the check."
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Quote from Computer Underground Digest
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Mon, Feb 17, 1992 Volume 4 : Issue 07
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Editors: Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.BITNET)
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Associate Editor: Etaion Shrdlu
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2 - CONFERENCE NEWS by James Wall ->DREAM
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New conferences added since March 1, 1992:
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NAME: BBS ISSUES
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NUMBER: 142
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DESCRIPTION: Discussion of issues and opinions relevant to the
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operation of Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), designed
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specifically to allow BBS callers and sysops to discuss
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issues of common interest. Any thread relavant to the
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operation of a BBS is open in this conference. The
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conference is NOT limited to RIME-related issues.
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HOST: Robert Hoffman Node ID ->CLIPII
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NAME: COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS WRITINGS (CRelWrit)
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NUMBER: 178
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DESCRIPTION: This conference is one that would include the writings of
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all religions and what they say and how they relate. The
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topics would include all denominational and religion
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related writings and their constructs. The thrust of the
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conference would be the full scope of the religious world's
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writings and their interrelationships.
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NAME: OS/2
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NUMBER: 196
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DESCRIPTION: This is a discussion area for topics related to all
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versions of OS/2. This includes, but is not limited to
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comparisons to other operating platforms, application
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usage, application development, operating system usage and
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future operating system plans.
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HOST: Andrew McElroy Node ID ->ERBBS
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NAME: TAGLINES
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NUMBER: 198
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DESCRIPTION: Discussions of origins and off-shoots of various
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"one-liners" as they are used in various mail networks.
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Possible posts of short tagline lists upon occasion.
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HOST: Charles Rice Node ID ->ATTIC
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NAME: FORVAL MODEMS
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NUMBER: 236
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DESCRIPTION: This conference is dedicated to the Forval modem, with
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support provided by John Foote of Forval.
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HOST: Al Szoldatits Node ID ->BMCBBS
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NAME: PEN PALS
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NUMBER: 254
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DESCRIPTION: This conference is dedicated to school children who wish to
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communicate with other school children in other parts of
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the world.
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HOST: Dave Dilworth Node ID ->KWAJ
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The following conferences have been discontinued:
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Non Profit 142 Novell Development 238
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GoldenBow Support 172 Graphic BBS Project 261
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ISSM 219 SuperBase 257
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Template 227 MSI 271
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QMM 230 BTS 282
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The following conferences have had name and/or description changes:
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The War Zone Conference has been renamed and its focus changed to:
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NAME: GEO-POLITICAL INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (GeoPolRl)
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NUMBER: 204
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DESCRIPTION: Discussions that take on a multi-faceted level of
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references. Topics that transcend the particulars of
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individual conferences such as Debate, Politics and
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Religion. This conference is meant to tackle the topics
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that have elements of all of the aforementioned
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conferences. Topics that would fit into this conference
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would be areas of discussion of the Middle East. This
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conference is to cover those topics that have many
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different components and overrun the limits of the other
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conferences.
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NAME: EUROPE
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NUMBER: 252
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DESCRIPTION: EUROPE/USSR - International conference area focused on the
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Political/Economic/Cultural developments within Europe.
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Special attention will be paid to all the former Republics
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of the Soviet Union and to the countries of Eastern Europe.
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Topics include History, Language, Literature, Business
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opportunities in addition to Political, Economic and
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Cultural issues.
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HOST: John Lewis Node ID ->SANCTUM
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The SLMR Conference (260) has been renamed SLMR/OLX.
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Host changes and additions:
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John Corrigan Node ID ->RUNNINGA HOST - Geo-Pol. Int Rel (204)
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Bernado Esqueda Node ID ->HBMA Co-Host - Spanish Language (207)
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Tony Herrera Node ID ->HBMA HOST - Spanish Language (207)
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Mark Laid Node ID ->HOLISTIC HOST - Legal (19)
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David LLamas Node ID ->ABAFORUM Co-Host - Spanish Language (207)
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Bill Lucy Node ID ->LRBBS HOST - Politics (78)
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Host Node ID Changes:
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Jason Hills, now hosting Archiving (191) and Turbo Pascal (97) from CHEMEK
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Michael Meacham, now hosting Communications (9) from GRAPEVNE
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New conference proposals:
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A scout will be conducted for a Gardening Conference. The scout will be
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conducted by Mike Cotticchio, Node RUNNINGB. The Scout Number for this
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conference will be 63088.
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He will be scouting in the following conferences:
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COMMON CUISINE ECOLOGY HANDYMAN HOBBIES
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The Gardening Conference will be a general interest conference for home
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gardeners. Topics would include vegetable gardening, flower gardening,
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indoor gardening, bonsai etc.
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3 - AUTOMATED PHONE OPERATORS from Internet RISKS in COMPUTING
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Date: Thu, 5 Mar 92 23:16:04 -0500
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>From: olson@husc.harvard.edu
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Subject: Risks of Automated Phone Operators (RE: RISKS-13.24)
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Our moderator's comments about the potential fraud problems with AT&T's
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operatorless collect-call system reminded me of my one experience with it.
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I had to call AAA, for the obvious reason that the car I was traveling in
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had decided to fry its clutch, and they tell you to call collect. The
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conversation ran as follows:
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Me: [Dial 0 + number]
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Pleasant recorded voice: "...If you are making a collect call, please
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press `1-1' now." [or some such]
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Me: [Key 1-1]
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Voice: "Please say your name."
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Me: "Charles Olson"
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Voice: "Please wait while we determine if your call will be accepted..."
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[brrrring...brrrring.....]
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[click]
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AAA recording: "Thank you for | AT&T recording: "You have a collect
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calling AAA Emergency Road | call from [my voice] Charles Olson.
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Service. We will accept your | If you accept this call, please...
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collect call. If you...
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Me: "AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!" [SLAM!]
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4 - BREAK IN!! by Carol Carmichael Node ID ->STRUPPI
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I knew it was bound to happen:
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Sooner or later someone would try to log on as the SysOp. Yet, even
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when I saw the proof glowing on the screen in front of me in my callers
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log, I went into shock! After the feeling of shock started to fade away, I
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began to feel intense rage. I quite literally saw red. I saw an attempt
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at my privacy being invaded. And as most of you know - it's not a very
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good idea to enrage a SysOp.
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Fortunately when this took place, my trusty Co-SysOp was on-line. I
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immediately broke into chat with him, so I could vent my anger. As we were
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chatting, I also noticed a fellow D.C. area SysOp visiting on the second
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node. The three of us entered a group chat to discuss what had happened
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and how we would seek our ultimate revenge on the low-life who had violated
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my BBS.
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I was *so* mad that I could not see reason. I knew someone had
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recently tried to hack into my system as me ... I felt violated. The guys
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tried to calm me down, but all I wanted to do was find out who the
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slimeball was, confront him/her/it, and then blacklist them from the local
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BBS scene.
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The three of us started running every analysis program we could find,
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in an attempt to determine who the culprit might have been. Fortunately,
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aided by modern technology, I was able to compare the callers log on the
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BBS to the caller-id log. We were also running password and telephone
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number analysis programs to see if any callers were using the passwords
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this culprit had tried.
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We were a bit puzzled; there appeared to be a two-minute delay between
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the caller-id log and the callers log at the time the culprit attempted to
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break in. Realizing the state I was in, my Co-SysOp called the individual
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who was on-line right before the attempted break-in. He did this very
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matter-of-factly, thanking the caller for calling our BBS and verifying we
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had correct data in his user record. All checked out fine and we had a
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clear mind that that particular caller did not attempt to break in.
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By this time, about 50 minutes had passed. I was finally speaking a
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little more coherently, but was still very steamed. While the other SysOp
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and I traded comments back and forth in group chat, my Co-SysOp decided to
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once more review the callers log entry that documented this attempted
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break-in. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out why - but if it made
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him happy, then so be it.
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Well, he came back on line and advised us that he had good news,
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interesting news, and depending how I looked at it, bad news. The good
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news was that he was able to narrow down significantly who the intruder
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was. The bad news was this individual was pretty close to me. The
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interesting news was that after closely and carefully looking at all the
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pieces in the callers log, my trusty Co-SysOp discovered one pertinent fact
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we had all overlooked: the intruder was a LOCAL log on -- there was no
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modem connect data!!! This certainly put a new perspective on things
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indeed...
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Before I went rushing off to perform unspeakable acts on the person of
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the sole teenaged resident of my house, my two wise and trusting friends
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calmed me down enough to get all the facts before grounding the culprit,
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erasing all his Chuck Yeager diskettes, and yanking his modem privileges
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for life. My Co-SysOp entreated me to remember that the lad was only a
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boy, and no matter how responsible he had been in the past, he was still
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only a teenager - prone to do an occasional immature thing or two. I
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promised them I would be cool, calm, and collected... then I'd ground him,
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erase all his Chuck Yeager diskettes, and yank his modem privileges for
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life.
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Confronting the culprit was a lot easier than I anticipated. I was
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preparing myself for some mad scheme of why he tried to log on as his
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MOTHER! He sort of took the wind out of my sails when I confronted him. He
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matter-of-factly advised me, since I harped on computer security so much,
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he wanted to see how I'd react when I noticed the attempted break-in and
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how long it would take me to figure out it was him! <harumphf>
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As I'm sure you've imagined by now, my teenaged son had a harsh
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realities briefing on computer security and how it's not nice to cross his
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MOTHER but his SYSOP as well!
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5 - REACHING OUT by Matt Roberts Node ID ->EDSHOME
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When I first got my Apple computer in 1985, I never realized how
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powerful computers were. I mostly used the Apple for my high school
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papers, and I played around with basic programming. I chose the Apple
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computer because I am totally blind, and speech-access products were
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available. After I finished high school, I immediately added a second
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Apple computer to use at school. Two years went by, and I never thought I
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would want or need any more computer equipment.
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In September of 1990, my parents bought me a Braille 'n Speak. The
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Braille 'n Speak is a portable computer about the size of a book. It uses
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braille as its input method, using a six key keyboard. A person reads
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material stored in the Braille 'n Speak through its built-in voice
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synthesizer. When I received my Braille 'n Speak, I started playing with
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it. While reading the Blazie Engineering Newsletter, the president, Dean
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Blazie, mentioned that the company was going to set up a bulletin board for
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Braille 'n Speak users to get technical support. I knew that I needed a
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modem, so I convinced my mother to buy a 2400-baud pocket modem. In the
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meantime, I had met Bob Shuck, the SysOp of Capitol Connection BBS. The
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night I received my modem, I called Bob and asked for access to his
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bulletin board. Since I didn't have a communications program yet, I
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planned to use the Braille 'n Speak. The program arrived two days later
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and it was a good thing. The Braille 'n Speak was very difficult to use on
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bulletin boards, because it was difficult to read the current prompt.
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After Bob gave me access, I started playing around with the different
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features on the BBS. I could not download files because the Apple computer
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can't handle the ZIP format. I started reading the different message
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bases; now, I was introduced to RIME.
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First Encounter with Messaging
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I discovered right away the volume of message traffic on the BBS. I
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started out reading just the main board. Then one night I got curious
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about the Disabled echo, so I started reading that conference. I was doing
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all of this on-line, and being totally blind, I couldn't effectively quote
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the messages that I replied to. I decided to find a way to read the
|
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messages off-line. I started exploring different methods and finally came
|
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up with a crude way to download and read the mail.
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I used the "RAC" command. I had selected the conferences, so all I
|
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had to do was type the command, select my protocol, and switch disks when I
|
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was told there was a full disk. That was downloading mail. I used a word
|
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processor as an off-line reader, inserting the quoting material manually. I
|
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spent hours laying in bed listening to the voice synthesizer read the mail.
|
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After I finished reading and replying, I'd have to "upload" the replies.
|
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Sometimes the procedures worked, sometimes not. I used the above method
|
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for about a month, but the mail kept piling up. I couldn't use an off-line
|
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reader because of my computer's limitations. I decided to get an IBM
|
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compatible computer and that would solve all of my problems.
|
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|
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In February of 1991, I received my computer and I began to get the
|
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files I would need. It took a whole month to set everything up because I
|
|||
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had a speech program that I just couldn't use. After purchasing a new
|
|||
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piece of software, installing the off-line reader, and downloading some
|
|||
|
mail I was ready to get back on RIME again. Although I have had to leave
|
|||
|
twice due to health problems, I am back to stay.
|
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|
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While reading the RIME News conference one day, I saw a request for
|
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help with the newsletter. I immediately replied and I was asked to get
|
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involved. I want to help blind people get the most out of their computers
|
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and the RIME network. My goals are simple, help where and when I can. I
|
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|
am familiar with WordPerfect, SLMR, OLX, MegaMail, Telix, and Flipper. I
|
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have had fun on RIME so far, and I know I will still be here for years to
|
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come.
|
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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6 - VIRUS TRIGGERING IN APRIL by Curt Akin Node ID ->MORE
|
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
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|
|||
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April 1st Casper
|
|||
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Christmas Tree (.COM file growth - partition table growth)
|
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|
Suriv 1.01 (system lockups)
|
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|
Suriv 2.01
|
|||
|
Suriv 4.02
|
|||
|
April 15th Casino (FAT damage)
|
|||
|
Murphy (Swami) (system lockups)
|
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|
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7 - RIME MUGS - DEFECTIVE??
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
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|
Captured from the conferences:
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<20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><HB><3E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
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<20>Yes, there are still mugs available. Send your order, with <20>
|
|||
|
<20>Visa/MC numbers, to <20>
|
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|
<20> Bonnie Anthony, M.D. <20>
|
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<20> 6901 Whittier Blvd <20>
|
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<20> Bethesda, MD 20817 <20>
|
|||
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<20>Or send a routed (->RUNNINGA), R/O to Bonnie in COMMON. <20>
|
|||
|
<20>Prices are $10 each plus shipping. <20>
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|||
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<20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>;
|
|||
|
Speaking of mugs Howard, the one I got a couple of weeks ago is
|
|||
|
*defective*... it has a _large_ hole in it and when I turn it over,
|
|||
|
all the coffee *falls out!!!* It's a good thing that I wasn't near
|
|||
|
the 'puter when it happened, 'cause I'da hafta sood U 4 it!
|
|||
|
-= Br. Bill Leaming, S.D.V. =-
|
|||
|
Thursday, March 19, 1992 at 8:17 pm, Newark, NJ
|
|||
|
PCRelay:VOCATION -> #1263 RelayNet (tm)
|
|||
|
4.11 Vocations Central (201)643-7851 HST/v32bis
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
|||
|
8 - WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT by Patrick Lee Node ID ->RUNNINGB
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The following is a list of "Who's Who" in RelayNet:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Steering Committee:
|
|||
|
Bonnie Anthony RUNNINGA Rex Hankins IBMNET
|
|||
|
Howard Belasco RUNNINGB JThomas Howell MORE
|
|||
|
Mike Glenn PARTY
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Conference related:
|
|||
|
Paul Hileman BAYOU Conference Liaison (handles all
|
|||
|
intra-conference problems)
|
|||
|
Rick Kingslan OMAHANET Marketing Coordinator (PR)
|
|||
|
James Wall DREAM Conference Manager
|
|||
|
Patrick Lee RUNNINGB Statistician
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
AUTOSEND lists:
|
|||
|
Bonnie Anthony RUNNINGA Nodes listing (RIME.ZIP)
|
|||
|
Curt Akin MORE RIME Times (RIMEyymm.ZIP)
|
|||
|
Roger Sligar TRP Conference list (CONFLST.ZIP)
|
|||
|
James Wall DREAM Conference list (RIMECONF.ZIP)
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
BBS software that currently has an UTI interface with PCRelay:
|
|||
|
dBBS MajorBBS Remote Access
|
|||
|
Auntie Maximus Spitfire
|
|||
|
EIS PCBoard/ProDoor TriTel
|
|||
|
GAP QuickBBS UltraBBS
|
|||
|
GT Power RBBS Wildcat!
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
|||
|
9 - NOTICES
|
|||
|
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
RIME Times will now be dispatched by Bonnie Anthony to all nodes in the
|
|||
|
network. No AUTOSEND list is required.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|||
|
To make life easier for the editors, the following submittal guidelines
|
|||
|
are suggested:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
1) To be included in the next month's newsletter, all articles must be
|
|||
|
received by the 15th of the current month.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
2) A routed, receiver-only (private) message in the COMMON conference is
|
|||
|
acceptable. Please address and route to: Curt Akin Node ID ->MORE.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
3) Your name as used on RIME.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
4) Your Node ID if you are a RIME SysOp or your "home" board ID if you are
|
|||
|
a RIME user.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
5) Any special instructions.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|||
|
Notice: 1. The RIMENEWS Conference (200) is a READ ONLY conference. Node
|
|||
|
SysOps can force this conference to be read only by adding the
|
|||
|
following line immediately after the EXPORT:
|
|||
|
PKZIP -d <path><nodeid>.RLY *.200
|
|||
|
2. RIME distribution files which used to be identified with MMYY
|
|||
|
in their file names are now identified YYMM. This change makes
|
|||
|
RIME files appear in date sequence in sorted listings.
|
|||
|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The RIME Times is published monthly by the membership of RelayNet
|
|||
|
International Message Exchange as its official newsletter. Users and
|
|||
|
SysOps are encouraged to contribute. Submittals and questions may be
|
|||
|
directed to the editor, Curt Akin, Node ID ->MORE.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
(c) Copyright 1992, The RelayNet International Message Exchange.
|
|||
|
Permission is hereby granted for unlimited distribution and duplication,
|
|||
|
provided such distribution and duplication are strictly for noncommercial
|
|||
|
purposes and that no alterations are made to any file contained in the
|
|||
|
distribution archive. All other rights reserved. RelayNet and RIME are
|
|||
|
registered trademarks.
|