Re: Forged Posts

Tim May wrote:
> The Canadian whacko who goes by "Toto," "TruthMonger," "Xenix Chainsaw
> Massacre Author," "Colonel C.J. Parker" (or somesuch) is apparently at it
> again.
> 
> While I was out of town, he arranged to have this message sent:
> 
> At 5:20 PM -0700 7/2/97, Tim May wrote:
> >  Anything that isn't nailed down, is mine.
> >  Anything that I can pry loose, isn't nailed down.

  "Toto" is actually an anonymous pseudonym of Adam Back, who resents
Tim May's respected position on the list. "TruthMonger" posts are 
usually written by John Young and Robert Hettinga as a result of 
having the same drug connections and thus a common outlook on life
when they are stoned out of their gourds.
  Lucky Green's recent posts are actually forgeries done by snow, and
Kent Crispin has been sending posts purporting to be from Dr. Vulis.

  The fact is, forgeries have gotten so out of hand on the cypherpunks
list that even the "can i join" and "subscribe me" posts of late are
probably coming from John Gilmore, who is forging AOL return addresses
in an attempt to bring calls for his return to hosting the list in
order to save us from "The Night of the Living Newbies."

BadRemailer
"Some people just can't keep a secret."

On Mon, Jul 07, 1997 at 09:39:58PM -0400, BadRemailer wrote:
> Tim May wrote:
> > The Canadian whacko who goes by "Toto," "TruthMonger," "Xenix Chainsaw
> > Massacre Author," "Colonel C.J. Parker" (or somesuch) is apparently at it
> > again.
> > 
> > While I was out of town, he arranged to have this message sent:
> > 
> > At 5:20 PM -0700 7/2/97, Tim May wrote:
> > >  Anything that isn't nailed down, is mine.
> > >  Anything that I can pry loose, isn't nailed down.
> 
>   "Toto" is actually an anonymous pseudonym of Adam Back, who resents
> Tim May's respected position on the list. "TruthMonger" posts are 
> usually written by John Young and Robert Hettinga as a result of 
> having the same drug connections and thus a common outlook on life
> when they are stoned out of their gourds.

What a bozo! This is completely backward.  Tim May is actually a
complete fabrication, a clever construct of that literary genius Toto. 

The Tim May character is, however, based on a real character who died
peacefully in his sleep over five years ago.  Adam Back doesn't exist,
either.  You are, however, correct about John Young and Robert
Hettinga being lovers. 

>   Lucky Green's recent posts are actually forgeries done by snow, and
> Kent Crispin has been sending posts purporting to be from Dr. Vulis.

This is completely screwed up, as well.  snow has been on vacation for
the past month.  Lucky Green's posts are really by Dr Vulis.  Kent
Crispin is another fabrication of Toto's, this time with no apparent 
model. 

FishMonger

In <199707080550.HAA12425@basement.replay.com>, on 07/08/97 
   at 07:50 AM, nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) said:

>Kent Crispin is another fabrication of Toto's, this time with no apparent 
>model. 

Hey now give credit where credit is due!!

Kent Crispin is my creation!!! His sole purpose is so I can refute his
posts.

I beleive in literary terms this is know as a foil. :)

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On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, William H. Geiger III wrote:

> In <199707080550.HAA12425@basement.replay.com>, on 07/08/97 
>    at 07:50 AM, nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) said:
> 
> >Kent Crispin is another fabrication of Toto's, this time with no apparent 
> >model. 
> 
> Hey now give credit where credit is due!!
> 
> Kent Crispin is my creation!!! His sole purpose is so I can refute his
> posts.
> 
> I beleive in literary terms this is know as a foil. :)
> 

There are actually only 13.5 people on this list, by my calculations. The 
thousand+ names/nyms are mere fronts. 

-r.w.

nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) writes:
> The Tim May character is, however, based on a real character who died
> peacefully in his sleep over five years ago.

I'm sorry to hear that, Tim...

> Lucky Green's posts are really by Dr Vulis.

I resent that.  Why would I create a personality of an ignorant, loud,
foul-mouthed Mac luser? :-)

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