Re: How do I know if its encrypted? (fwd)

[Censored Girls Anonymous <carolb@barton.spring.com>]

T.C. May, so eloquently  waxed:

The squeals of the net.cops were impressive to behold! Demands to
Netcom that I be expelled from the Net, that the "Child Welfare
Agents" would soon be breaking down my doors, etc. 

Nobody spotted the message. After several days, I "let the truth be
told," which of course enraged others. 

I thought this digression might be amusing to some.

--Tim May

Did they write the standard "ticket"?

form319.2(1/95)
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NOTICE: IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT YOU HAVE POSTED 
          SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED WORSE THAN:

         ___ a Rush Limbaugh quote.
         ___ a Newt Gingrich joke.
         ___ a reference to Beavis & Butthead.
         _X_ lame ASCII graphic(s) (Choose all that apply):
             ___ USS Enterprise
             _X_ Australia
	     ___ The Amiga logo
             ___ Company logo
                 (Mark only if above also)
                 ___ and you stated that you don't speak for your employer.
             ___ Bicycle
	     ___ Bart Simpson

Furthermore:

_x_ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of ___the.news.group___
						        (newsgroup)
_x_ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of the net.
_x_ You are a loser.
___ You must have spent your entire life in a skinner box to be this
    clueless.
_x_ *plonk*
_x_ This has been pointed out to you before. (see prior form)
_x_ It is recommended that you:
    (Mark all that apply)
    _x_ stick to FidoNet and come back when you've grown up.
    _x_ find a volcano and throw yourself in.
    ___ get a gun and shoot yourself.
    _x_ stop reading Usenet news and get a life.
    ___ stop sending email and get a life.
    ___ consume excrement.
    ___ consume excrement and thus expire.

Additional comments:

My apologies to all responsible users who have had to view this horrible,
lousy, lame, excuse for writing.  I certainly hope this person gets their 
butt thrown in jail, but I'll settle for having their net access 
permanently revoked.

' . . . and thus ex

Registered<BETSI>BEllcore Trusted Software Integrity system programmer
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Carol Anne Braddock   "Give me your Tired, your Poor, your old PC's..."
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