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Recently, a copy of Lonnie Abelbeck's VersaTerm was posted to net.sources.mac,
under the login 'newton@reed (Physics Super User)'.  Within the source
reference was made to R.E. Crandall, along with the suggestion that satisfied
users send money to him: THIS POSTING WAS DONE WITHOUT R.E. CRANDALL'S 
KNOWLEDGE.

Richard E. Crandall is Reed College's Computing Master Plan Director and
Chairman of the Physics department.  I, and many others, will vouch for
the fact that he DID NOT have anything to do with such a gross misuse of 
this network.  R.Crandall does not even read Usenet news, let alone post
sources which are copyrighted by someone else. David Levine, who replied
with a mega-flame to the posting of VersaTerm, is vehement about the disgusting
nature of such a posting: my coworkers and I agree with his assessment.

This posting was a grotesque joke, perpetrated by someone with unauthorized
access to Crandall's account, and who has no sense of decency or respect
for another Reed Community member.  This action is a Reed Honor Code
violation, and when the guilty party is discovered, he/she will be
subject to a Judicial Board inquiry, which I sincerely hope will result in
his/her expulsion from Reed.

I think I can speak for the entire Reed Community, in saying that
we regret that this unfortunate event has occurred.  We are outraged,
as David Levine is, and we hope that the rest of the community  
will not be judged by the action of one sick individual. Our apologies
to Lonnie Abelbeck, David Levine, and anyone else who was hurt
or outraged by the VersaTerm posting.


Scott Gillespie
Software Development Manager
Reed College
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