Time: Sun Nov 24 05:24:45 1996 To: roc@xmission.com From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: Cable (Modems) Crossed? Cc: Bcc: sometimes the grain of truth is buried inside a grain of salt. /s/ Paul Mitchell At 12:15 AM 11/24/96 -0500, you wrote: > Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] posts: > >>>TOP SECRET >CODEWORD: CABLESPLICE >(This is a secret document being circulated among Top Government And UN. >people)<< > > Yup. A few cyperjunkies in the government and UN picked up this >screed on the Internet, and posted it in assorted washrooms and >on various hallway bulletin boards so their co-workers could >have a good laugh at what lunatics some of us are. > > >>>B. Electronic/Computer Systems: Electronic computer systems, > bulletin boards, and information superhighway in general is an > area of considerable importance to efforts to combat the > activities of The Disrupter Movement. The ability of opponents to > utilize computer bulletin boards to pass information and educate > people must be met with an active program of disinformation and > attack. > > 1. One means of countering the effectiveness of such > opposition efforts is the simple expedient of overloading > their bulletin boards. A single operator with one > computer can set a program in motion that will send out > thousands of messages. The sheer volume of such messages > is more then the content. Most people will give up rather > then read through hundreds and thousands of messages. > > > 2. A second means of countering the opposition's use of > computer technology is through the careful placing of > disinformation agents. Such agents can take two forms: > > a. Agents may be placed who will simply argue > against the opposition, using delaying and > confusing tactics such as constantly demanding > references and "proof" of allegations, referring > to obscure and difficult to find documents as > evidence that the opposition is wrong, and > generally forcing the opposition to waste > tremendous amounts of time simply defending > itself from spurious and irrelevant attacks. > > Other > > b. Other agents have been placed with a more subtle > purpose mind. Such agents would take on the > persons WA attitudes of members of The Disrupters > Movement, but would present the opposition case > in ways that will ultimately discredit them. The > necessary effort to correct. the messages posted > by these agents, and the resulting appearance of > disarray within their camp should present > considerable opportunities for further assaults > on The Disrupters Movement.<< > > > Suspiciously left out was scenario #2c. which reads: > > c. Agents will continuously post rants and raves of a conspiratorial >nature, usually under the guise of "intercepted secret documents". >Intelligent members of lists such as NOBAN and ROC will get so fed >up reading this rubbish, that they will unsubscribe, thereby becoming >effectively neutralized > > There are undoubtedly such agents working among us even now. >SURPRISE! We know who you are. > >Regards, >Dennis Baron >Secret Agent 2A > >
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