2-Mar-82 13:11:55-PST,1740;000000000001 Mail-from: ARPANET host SRI-NIC rcvd at 2-Mar-82 1311-PST Date: 2 Mar 1982 1147-PST From: Nic at SRI-NIC Subject: Network News #11 To: Netnews-Dist: cc: nic ===================================================================== ANEWS-11 DCA Code 252 2 Mar 1982 (DCACODE252@ISI) (202) 692-6175 DoD NETWORK NEWSLETTER ===================================================================== TOPIC: - Misuse of the ARPANET --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Liaison, We have received many complaints from users about a chain letter that has circulated around the ARPANET since mid February. Such use of the Net is contrary to DoD policy, and those who participate in such or who permit it's continued occurrence via facilities under their control do so at risk. Early efforts to stop the circulation of this chain letter have been ineffective, and more drastic measures are being considered, up to and including the possibility of removing entire facilities from the net if appropriate. Please assist us by informing your users that they must not forward such messages under any circumstances, and that they risk loss of Net privileges by so doing. Some users already have lost their access to the Net because of this matter. We greatly prefer to see matters of this nature corrected at the liaison/host level, but will not hesitate to act if results are not forthcoming. Major Glynn Parker ARPANET Management Branch Defense Communications Agency -------