Re: Anonymity: A Modest Proposal

[s1018954@aix2.uottawa.ca]

On Wed, 18 Oct 1995, t byfield wrote:

> At 9:42 AM 10/18/95, Hal wrote:
> 
>         Of course. The problem is that protocols as implemented permit
> header-forging: it's a practical fact of the net, and one that maybe
> shouldn't be overlooked on (basically vague) 'moral' grounds, any more than

The courts can't overlook it either. There goes liability. If I posted 
pirated software from this account, according to what you're saying, I could 
claim a forgery and show reasonable doubt.