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On 15 Nov 1996 00:38:36 GMT, dube@Glue.umd.edu (Manu Dube) wrote:

>NO to crime in newsgroups!!
>
>Where is the net police?

That is simple to answer.  Usenet is a self policing entity, unless
you are posting to moderated groups.  dc.general and dc.config are not
moderated groups, so that leaves to policing in the hands of the
individuals to post to unmoderated Usenet groups.  Essentially, if you
e-mail a complaint about a poster to their ISP, the ISP usually the
ISP will "talk" to the individual.  If enough complaints are sent then
that person might find that their ISP has canceled their contract for
service.

Joe the Troll hides behind a forged address.  You can't complain about
an individual with out an address to point at.  He takes advantage of
this by frequent alias changes.  Hence the creation of our favorite
game "SPOT THE TROLL."  But do not dispare.  You can still complain to
his ISP and they will track down this individual by the unique message
ID and who was log in when that ID was issued.  When they do this with
a handful of "Joe's" messages it is apparent exactly who "Joe" is.


David Nixon

DC - educating the children of today, for a future, tomorrow.