Text 21579, 39 rader
Skriven 2015-03-15 20:37:29 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 21577 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: Roy Witt
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Hello Michiel,

 MvdV>>> Immediately.

 ml>> if it is a cell phone, it generally means that the phone is turned
 ml>> off...

 MvdV> A number listed in the nodelist would not normally be a cell phone would
it?

A number listed in the nodelist does not necessarily mean it is owned
by the individual who is listed as being the owner.  For example,
Bill Kochman snatched up Todd Cochrane's node number and pretended
to be a fidonet sysop from Guam by the name of "Jeff Snyder" - all
the time while typing away from his keyboard at home in California.
Or maybe it was in Florida, where he is presently pretending to be.
But at least this time around Bill is using his own name, as his
ruse was found out and made public in various forums in fidonet.

Bill Kochman was able to do this with the full blessing of Janis
Kracht and Ross Cassell - and protected by them for as long as his
ruse could be kept secret from other sysops.

What I am getting at is the nodelist has no integrity.  Why not?
Because there are no real controls in place to keep things honest.
Janis Kracht and Ross Cassell are in charge of how the nodelist
is managed/run.  And neither of them are honest players.

For all I know, Roy Witt is also an alias that is/was used by
Bill Kochman.  Or if not by Bill Kochman, then by somebody else.

Maybe, just maybe, Roy Witt is Ross Cassell's alter ego.
For now it has disappeared, but might be resurrected?  Kinda
like Jesus?  You never know ...

--Lee

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