Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site pedsgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!petsd!pedsgd!bobh From: bobh@pedsgd.UUCP (Bob Halloran) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Jerry Pournelle Message-ID: <196@pedsgd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 11:53:24 EDT Article-I.D.: pedsgd.196 Posted: Fri Jul 12 11:53:24 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 16:10:49 EDT References: <2664@topaz.ARPA> Reply-To: bobh@pedsgd.UUCP (Bob Halloran) Organization: Perkin-Elmer, Tinton Falls, NJ Lines: 38 Summary: Organization : Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls NJ Keywords: In article <2664@topaz.ARPA> bnw@crash.UUCP writes: >From: crash!bnw@SDCSVAX.ARPA > > A completely unimpeachable source informs me that the person who deleted >Jerry Pournelle's MIC-MC account has told several people privately that he >deleted the account because Dr. Pournelle had posted messages supporting >President Reagan's SDI plan. I would point out that this is ARPANET that >we are talking about--a Defense Department system where, it would seem, only >messages in opposition to military planning are permitted. Part of Jerry >Pournelle's interest in spreading this is to let people know about this >misuse of ARPA. > /Bruce N. Wheelock/ > arpanet: crash!bnw@ucsd > uucp: {ihnp4, cbosgd, sdcsvax, noscvax}!crash!bnw An equally trustworthy source informs me that the issue was Jerry's broadcasting of access information to various ARPANET machines in one of his columns. The 'graduate student' in question contacted Jerry to inform him that distributing phone numbers, id's, etc. was at least a severe breach of etiquette, and that similar actions by MIT students had led to revocation of accounts. Jerry's response was said to have been something like "I'm famous, you can't kill MY account!". The person in User Accounts did just that. I would sincerely be interested in hearing both sides from the actual affected parties. Bob Halloran Sr MTS, Perkin-Elmer DSG ============================================================================= UUCP: {ihnp4, decvax, ucbvax}!vax135!petsd!pedsgd!bobh USPS: 106 Apple St M/S 305, Tinton Falls NJ 07724 DDD: (201) 758-7000 Disclaimer: My opinions are mine alone. (*) is a {trademark, copyright} of (*). Quote: Coke are it.