hi all At 05:52 2000/12/01 -0500, i wrote, in part: >... >i have been >stalked >harassed >threatened >and manipulated >by e-mail personae >who have not been who they claimed they were >whose e-mail identity is 'protected' and concealed >by the internet 'frontier' atmosphere > >that 'protection' >behind which only cowards cower >becomes irrelevant and transparent >when a phone call and voice to voice communication is suggested > >try it >you will like it sadly, i am discovering that cyber-pals for whom i have publicly expressed affection and/or admiration have been subject to similar harassment i.e. criminal-acts-in-any-other-medium and that postings by former list members in the archives have been used as 'personae' source material the anonymity of the internet and e-mail is a double edged sword handle with care a simple telephone conversation or two can ease any worries or concerns my apologies to those afflicted janet janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/