[21952] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ORBS: Another Vigilante Group
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dean Robb)
Sat Nov 28 20:56:51 1998
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 18:48:52 -0500
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Dean Robb <pceasy@norfolk.infi.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.93.981121115036.21567A-100000@marietta>
At 11:59 11/21/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
> Nonsense. Democratic forums are
> open, transparent, accountable,
> feature regular elections, laws,
> constitutions and so on. There
> are no such institutions on the
> net. There are technically capable
> but otherwise unsophisticated
> lads running around pretending
> they are the law. They aren't.
So go complain to the law. And quit wasting my bandwidth lest I send you a
bill. Payable in US $, that is.
>> It seems pretty clear to me that your only recourse is to assault
>> those people who would work in the interests of the greater good
>> of the users of the Internet, or, more to the point, who would
>> disagree with you. On the surface, you appear to be quite the
>> hypocrite, attacking others for allegedly...attacking others.
>
> In a civil forum I have drawn
> into question the activities of
> persons acting in what I believe
> to be unethical and unscrupulous
> manners. I have attacked no-one
> and interfered with no person's
> civil liberties, rights and/or
> freedoms.
No attacks on anyone....
> Whereas Mr. Vixie
> regularly trades in the violation
> of these rights. With nothing more
> to back him up but technical
> know-how and a gang of fellow
> geekthugs.
Except, of course, right here...
A very unfortunate
> situation I suspect time will
> alter to a conclusion more in
> line with our traditons or
> democracy than with Vixie et
> al's propensity to totalitarian
> despotism.
Say, Bob...a little free with the "our traditions of democracy" stuff
aren't you? Considering you're a Canadian and I don't believe that Canada
is a democracy, per se...
Oh...and for the record, I'd consider calling someone a totalitarian despot
an attack (not to mention redundant).
Bug off, Kook.
Spammers should be investigated by Ken Starr!
Dean Robb
PC-EASY computer services
(757) 495-EASY [3279]
