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Re: UNICORN VS. TMP@NETCOM

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Fri May 27 07:09:31 1994

To: bmorris@netcom.com (Bob MorrisG)
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 26 May 1994 20:31:35 PDT."
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Reply-To: perry@imsi.com
Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 07:05:52 -0400
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>


Bob MorrisG says:
> I agree that Unicorn's tone was bullying, but, if as stated, Unicorn
> received calls from clients asking about the rumors ...then...tmp had
> done real ( if inadvertent ) damage...
> 
> What remains unexplained is how the rumor spread so fast through so many
> utterly different circles, or how Unicorns identity got known.

Who knows if the story "Black Unicorn" tells is even true? However,
when commenting on his story, I noted that assuming it was accurately
told the behavior seemed reasonable.

Frankly, finding out if the tale is true is more effort than I'm
interested in...

Perry

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