Re: Profile of nobody@flame.alias.net

[jdwong@nlsgi6.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Jim Wong)]

slichte@cello.gina.calstate.edu (Steven Lichter) writes:


>You will notice that the posting is gone and so is that persons account, 
>at least on the anon system he posted to. The Sys. Admin was very quick 
>to reply as are most of them that run anon sites, but why has them since 
>they only reason to post that way is to flame. I can remember the ddays 
>when you had to use a real name on The net or at least along with the header.


This is utterly ridiculous; there are any number of legitimate reasons
one might want to post anonymously.  Furthermore, it has always been
possible to obscure your identity over the internet, whether via
mail or news. 
-- 
Jim Wong (jd-wong@uiuc.edu)