Going Postal

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 05:33:54 EDT
Subject: doc question

Dear Webmaster:

How can I participate in a denial of service attack?

Thanks,
Leo

From: security curmudgeon ([email protected])
To: [email protected]
Cc: Heathens ([email protected])
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 04:06:11 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: doc question


You can log off AOL and deny yourself access to the net.

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 23:00:58 EDT
Subject: Re: doc question

To Whom It May Concern:

Thank you for the timely response.  I understand that you do not support 
denial of service attacks, but some websites simply need to be shut down!  If 
you can provide any helpful information at all, it would be gratefully 
appreciated.

Thanks again,
Leo

Next e-mail lost, but Leo quoted the content back.

In a message dated 9/26/01 4:38:31 AM, [email protected] writes:

<< Give me examples of web sites that simply must be shut down. >>

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:57:34 EDT
Subject: Re: doc question

To Whom It May Concern:

I think malicious websites should be shut down, such as those in the 
following categories:
 - malicious cult groups
 - warez

Thanks,
Leo

From: security curmudgeon ([email protected])
To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:18:21 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: doc question


How are "warez" sites "malicious" exactly?

Who decides which sites are 'cults', and which of those cults are
'malicious'?

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 19:41:02 EDT
Subject: Re: doc question

Dear Jericho:

Please, I'm not going to have an ongoing conversation if you can't help me.  
Can you help me participate in "denial-of-service" or not?

Thank you,
Leo

From: security curmudgeon ([email protected])
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 03:02:27 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: doc question

So you just want to mindlessly DoS computers without understanding the
ethics or the technical information?

What a loser.

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 18:50:27 EDT
Subject: Re: doc question

Dear Jericho:

Well, thanks for your time.  I appreciate it.  If you think you can help me 
further in the future, feel free to contact me.

Thanks again,
Leo

At least he was polite...