Time: Wed Oct 30 12:53:40 1996 To: Electra From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: Please forward to Nancy Lord Cc: Bcc: >Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:55:33 >To: Nancy Lord <defense@mindspring.com> >From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] >Subject: Re: Tapper or Hacker? > >At 12:11 AM 10/30/96 -0500, you wrote: >>Dear Paul, >> I got a message today from your primenet >>guy, Neal Kelsey. He didn't give your name >>but I'm guessing it's you. Is this still going on? > >It was this afternoon. >I am routinely mailing >bounced email to you. >Expect 3-4 days delay >for snail mail, first >class. > >/s/ Paul Mitchell > > >> It's starting to really worry me, because it's >>only is happening to us. I started to post Neal >>that it might be a government intercept malfunction >>or a hacker, but got stuck on explaining what it >>was we both do for a living that makes us targets. >>Decided it was best to leave it out, or he will think >>I am a paranoid nut case or that we're both in some >>illegal racket. Do you know this guy? > >Not very well, but I always >express immediate appreciation >to all the tech support people >for everything they have done >for me in the past, and Neal >knows that I am sincere and >legitimate with my questions >to his staff. Judging from the >almost instant responses I have >gotten from him, he is very >concerned about keeping people >on-line. I do on occasion >forward things to him, just to >give him a taste of what it is >we do. So, he knows, but not a >lot. My experience has been that >if people are spooked, they fall >silent. Neal takes his job >very seriously, and he is very >direct with customers who ask >for help. So, consider him an >ally in this work. The whole >networking industry is furious at >Congress for repeatedly trying to >throttle the Internet. It may be >that we are in for another round >of struggle with Mark Twain's >idiots -- the House of Representatives. > >/s/ Paul Mitchell > > >> We had a lot of excitement here this afternoon. >>The cable suddenly cut & while I was calling, Don >>(home early, remember?) stuck his head out and saw >>a fire in one of the large transformers down the block. >>They confirmed that's what it was and we got their >>before the fire trucks. There were three of them, a >>couple of cop cars, power company guys, and para- >>medics (no one was injured). The whole neighbor- >>hood was out. >> Then like 15 of these guys, in suits with breathing >>apparatus got inside the fence and sprayed this yellow >>stuff on it. It took about 20 minutes to get the fire out, >>and the smoke even longer than that. The whole block >>smelled like a chemical explosion. I went home to >>cut off the computer because I thought they'd cut the >>electricity (started to post you to save all my posts in >>case we got blamed, then realized I was paranoid), >>and when I went back the para-medics made me get >>Don back from right by it. He had a good seat but was >>in danger of chemical inhalation. Nobody knew what it was yet. > >You should know that transformers >have PCB's in them. You should have >been moving upwind at 90 mph, if that >were the case. Get your blood tested >asap, ok? Do it for me. > >/s/ Paul Mitchell > > >> Was not on line again til now, and got the >>post from Neal. I did get 2 posts from you, A Worthy >>Proposal and Research Point. Agree on Klinton. Him, >>a republican congress, and a large showing for Harry >>will do a whole lot more for freedom than Dole. He >>brings people out. Nobody was a better recruiter for >>legalization than Bill Bennett. >> But if you sent anything else, I didn't get it. Hope >>I didn't miss anything important, you know I like hearing >>from you. > >I had to resort to snail mail. >I have no other way of getting >stuff to you that kept bouncing. >I strongly suspect intercepts. >Can you change ISP's? > > >> Please say a prayer for Bobby. It's all up to him >>now, and God. >> Missing you. > >You are sweet. I do need it right now. >I am sinking under the weight of these >clients who use vicious lies to rationalize >their failure to pay for my services, all >the while they were so pleased and willing >to tell others the same about the high >quality of my work. My rational mind tells >me I am approaching a drop point, and the >flak is intensifying. How did those >Allied bomber crews ever get through? >"Pilot to bombardier: open bomb bay doors." >I must now walk in their tall shadows. >It is no easy task, as you know. > >/s/ Paul Mitchell > >>Good night. > >And so to You also, >in the springtime of flowers, >in the autumn of our lives, >thru the winter of discontent, >unto the summer of pure light, >we pray the Spirit Most Holy, >will guide Us through the fog, >and bring the rest along to be >together, forever joy, >together forever, Love, >resurrected perfection and >Peace. Amen. > >/s/ Paul Mitchell > > >>Nancy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
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