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- From: mtymp06@staff.tc.umn.edu (Ted Vessenes)
- Subject: Re: Quicksilver virus on furry Muck -- solved!
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- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 02:45:35 GMT
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- You do seem to be a little short on proof there, Joel. But here is a true
- proof. I did it. I admit it. And I am sorry that I did do it. Yeah, right
- you'll probably say. Well, I was planning to admit it on the net earlier,
- but again... Yeah right. Anyway... I am sick of telling lies to people and
- screwing people over and so on and so forth... HONEST! [HONEST(tm)?] I
- do not think it was right that I put the virus on furry muck, and I wish I
- hadn't. I also want to apologize to all of the people in the log I flamed.
- that should not have been done either, and I'm sorry for that as well.
- This has caused me much more trouble that it was worth, and I didn't even
- get any enjoyment out of crashing the place because people kept on saying
- that 'that person' was being very annoying/etc. The reason that really hit
- me (whereas people saying that they weren't impressed, or that we had no
- life, or whatever did not) was because it was true. I guess I'm a sucker
- for morals, but if I had listened to my conscience in the first place I
- would not be in this situation. Again. I'm sorry. Doubtless some people
- will believe me; some will not. But you have the truth there in front of
- you whether or not you choose to believe it. I promise that I won't do
- another thing to crash a MUCK (or MUD, or MUSH, or whatever.) I wish my
- word meant more, but its the best I can do. I'm sorry; I really am. I
- also have the problem that 'Sorry isn't good enough,' at least for most
- people. Are there any suggestions on what is enough? What else can I do?
- I have given my word that I would not do this again (and although many of
- you will choose not to believe it, it is the truth and I will stick to it).
- Furry never lost any information. Furry got the security changes to FB
- code made. The only thing left is that there are still two other people
- running out there free when they should be punished. And this leads into
- some more problems.
- First, there are not two people. That is not much of a problem. The real
- problem is that I have already promised that I would not reveil the name of
- the other person I worked with. Here I am up against a wall. If I tell
- you who it was, I've broken a promise (and therefore my apology above is
- no longer valid since it contained a lie.) If I don't, everyone (most
- everyone) will think that I am not relaly sincere, since all I did is say
- sorry. That is why I'm asking you to take this at face value. Its all I
- have left to go on. The reason I am not saying who my partner was is that
- I don't believe it would be morally correct to do so. If you want any
- chance of figuring out who it was, don't pester me; it won't do any good.
- The only way you will be able to is to convince me (philisophically) that
- it is morally correct. If you wish to do so, you know my email (but I'll
- give it anyway: mtymp06@staff.tc.umn.edu) and you can send me mail if you
- want to argue about it. (Would you like to buy an argument?) Information
- that might be of use: I am a Christian and am not of the Catholic sect.
-
- Will there be flames to this news post? Most likly yes. But I'd suggest
- against it. I have said I'm sorry and have asked for input on anything else
- you can think of that I need to do. I wouldn't respond to the flames anyway.
- All it would do would be to prolong this event when we are close to the end.
-
- Happy New Year, Furry. Honest.
-
- Ooops! Almost forgot to say who I am. Targhan.
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