Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site shark.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!alberta!ubc-vision!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!shark!hutch From: hutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison) Newsgroups: net.suicide Subject: Re: why Message-ID: <258@shark.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Jan-84 15:31:58 EST Article-I.D.: shark.258 Posted: Mon Jan 30 15:31:58 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Feb-84 13:07:17 EST References: <324@ihlts.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR. Lines: 16 The net.suicide I knew got started as a result of someone flaming that there should be such a group for people who ride motorcycles without helmets. There may have been later things going on that actually led to its real creation. Bimmler was the login account, if one can believe the tortuous chain of deception and insult, of one Elizabeth Bimmler, who went on vacation for a month or two and failed to make her login secure from worms. Needless to say, a worm decided to use her account to launch venomous and truly unwarranted attacks on any number of people. The account was on "rabbit" and maybe jj will tell us what happened there, but probably not. Well, every time I post to this group, someone suggests that I should go off and self-immolate, so I will forestall them by pouring gasoline on my terminal and . . . kldjsagf sgk