From: mtymp06@staff.tc.umn.edu (Ted Vessenes)
Subject: Re: Quicksilver virus on furry Muck -- solved!
Organization: University of Minnesota
Distribution: national
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 02:45:35 GMT

  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no longer valid since it contained a lie.)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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| Disclaimer:  I said it; I meant it; so sue me.  |    Gravity is a myth;     |
| Ted Vessenes (mtymp06@epx.cis.umn.edu)          |     the Earth sucks.      |
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