I posted the following to our local list. We have 200+ lists on medical topics, which might be the common thread here. BTW the local contact in the advert has an address about 5 miles from here, but no phone in the name given. -Kary >------------------------------------------- >Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 14:59:53 EDT >Reply-To: "Owners of lists on SJUVM." <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: "Owners of lists on SJUVM." <[log in to unmask]> >From: "Paul M. Karagianis" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Child Fun! > >I've wasted most of this day trying to figure out a child porn advert >sent to six ID's on this system after midnight today. "gopher", >"listserv", a local maintainer, and 3 non-local ID's: a former problem >user, a former subscriber and someone at CSEARN that I can't find any >connection to SJU. There are indications that other members of the >subscriber community may have gotten this (forged as [log in to unmask]) >sent to them directly. If so I'd like some idea how widespread this was >and if there is some explanation for what this was all about. My standard >assumption is that these things tend to be bored kids trying to embarrass >someone else. >