[63610] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sitefinder fan - this guy needs a clue.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Neiberger)
Wed Oct 8 13:57:52 2003
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 11:52:38 -0600
From: "John Neiberger" <john.neiberger@efirstbank.com>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
>>>> Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com> 10/8/03 10:29:15 AM >>>
>
>On the CNET article that ZDNET seems to have copied lock stock and
barrel,
>he did actually identify himself as a Verisign VP in the by line. As
such,
>I think this is ZD's fault, not McLaughlin's. I don't have any love
lost
>for Verisign, but, I think we need to be very careful to stick to
criticisms
>that can stick to them. Otherwise, they will divert attention to our
false
>claims and use them to prove that we are the net.kooks they are trying
to
>make us out to be.
>
>Owen
ZDNet has fixed the attribution on their article. They now mention
before and after the article that McLaughlin is a Verisign VP.
John
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