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More interesting stuff in this issue...
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NEWS & VIEWS
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I said I'd have more on the Anonymous Remailer thing, so here it is...
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UNMASKED ON THE NET
* The Finns raid a computer that ferries anonymous messages. Now users fear
their secrets are at risk. *
Johan Helsingius' personal computer may be the most loathed machine in
cyberspace. Cranks routinely E-mail bomb it, trying to level the IBM clone
with millions of pages of gibberish. Hot-headed hackers dispatch bit-eating
"worm" programs to Helsinki to search for and destroy the computer's precious
electronic cargo. A few vengeful folks have even threatened Helsingius him-
self, for what would be the machine without the man?
But for hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet, Helsingius' comp-
uter-and the service it provides-is a glorious heaven. Known technically as
an anonymous remailer, it is the network equivalent of a Swiss bank: a conduit
by which users can ship data around the world in complete anonymity. Dozens of
anonymous remailers have sprouted up in recent years-many of them in Scan-
dinavia-but none as popular or as trusted as Helsingius' service, known as
Penet. For the past three years, networkers around the world have used his
node on the Internet as a transfer point for the most sensitive and explosive
information, secure in assurance that it could never be traced back to them.
Three weeks ago, all that changed when Finnish police, who were acting on a
complaint from the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles, served a search-and-
seize warrant on Helsingius, demanding that he turn over the real name of one
of his users. Caught by surprise, Helsingius gave them what they wanted. It
was either that, he said, or give them his entire computer.
That rip in the curtain of privacy is certain to send a chill through cyber-
space: Helsingius has become the keeper of the "Who's Who" of the computer
underground. Stored in his 200-megabyte data base is a master list of the
names and E-mail addresses of everybody who has ever sought the shelter of his
service: pornographers and political exiles; software pirates and corporate
whistle blowers; the sexually abused and their abusers.
The need for anonymous remailers stems from the design of the Internet,
which tags every packet of data with an electronic address so it can be return-
ed or re-sent if something goes wrong in transit. The system works, but it
offers no comfort to those who want to preserve their privacy. Remailers en-
sure anonymity by separating messages from their return addresses. It's
simple: say Peter wants to send an anonymous message to Paul. Instead of
mailing it directly, he sends it to Helsingius' machine, putting Paul's address
on the first line of text. Helsingius' machine automatically strips off
Peter's name and return address, and replaces them with a new, randomly
assigned address, and forwards the message to Paul. When he gets the message,
Paul has no way of knowing who sent it, though he can correspond with the
secret sender by sending a reply in care of Helsingius' Penet.
It's a service Helsingius, 33, happily provides, and since 1992 he has
offered it free to anyone on the Internet, subsidizing it with income from his
daytime job-providing Internet access to paying customers. Born to Swedish
parents in Finland, where Swedes make up only 6% of the population, Helsingius
knows what it feels like to be an outsider. Growing up near the former Soviet
Union also gave him a taste of repression. Helsingius remembers learning as a
child that people who owned typewriters in Russia had to register their
machines and provide type samples to the government "for identification pur-
poses." He came to fear that the online world could evolve into a Soviet
police state, where every utterance is traceable.
Services like Penet have fast become a popular outlet for people with
secrets to share. All sorts of people, as it turns out, have an urge to comm-
unicate incognito. The Usenet newsgroup called alt.sex.bondage, for example,
where people are encouraged to discuss some of the more esoteric sexual prac-
tices is filled with messages sent through remailers.
But while anonymity can be liberating, it can also abet illicit activity.
Penet have been used to send all sorts of contraband, from copyrighted art-
icles to stolen software to hard-core pornography. Helsingius, who opposes
thievery, put a limit on the size of the files that could be transmitted-
killing two digital birds at once, since pornographic images are now too large
to transport through Penet.
But text messages can be just as controversial as pictures. The Scien-
tologists went to police after learning that someone had broken into one of
their in-house computers, then anonymously posted a stolen file on
alt.religion.secientology, a Usenet group where contentious current and ex-
secientologists spar.
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NO MORE POCKET-TENNIS, EH?
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This a text file on how to stop masturbating, which should be "handy" for a few
of you out there.
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GROUP: alt.sex.masturbation
SUBJECT: Those masturbating Mormons! - mormon.txt [1/1]
POSTER: CLINT3505@ins.infonet.net
STEPS IN OVERCOMING MASTURBATION
Mark E. Petersen
Council of the 12 Apostles
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints
Be assured that you can be cured of your
difficulty. Many have been, both male and
female, and you can be also if you determine
that it must be so.
This determination is the first step. That is
where we begin. You must decide that you
will end this practice, and when you make that
decision, the problem will be greatly reduced
at once.
But it must be more than a hope or a wish,
more than knowing that it is good for you. It
must be actually a DECISION. If you truly
make up your mind that you will be cured,
then you will have the strength to resist any
tendencies which you may have and any
temptations which may come to you.
After you have made this decision, then
observe the following specific guidelines:
A Guide to Self-Control:
1. Never touch the intimate parts of your
body except during normal toilet processes.
2. Avoid being alone as much as possible.
Find good company and stay in this good
company.
3. If you are associated with other
persons having this same problem, YOU
MUST BREAK OFF THEIR FRIENDSHIP.
Never associate with other people having the
same weakness. Don't suppose that two of
you will quit together, you never will. You
must get away from people of that kind.
Just to be in their presence will keep
your problem foremost in your mind. The
problem must be taken OUT OF YOUR MIND
for that is where it really exists. Your mind
must be on other and more wholesome
things.
4. When you bathe, do not admire
yourself in a mirror. Never stay in the bath
more than five or six minutes - just long
enough to bathe and dry and dress AND
THEN GET OUT OF THE BATHROOM into
a room where you will have some member of
your family present.
5. When in bed, if that is where you have
your problem for the most part, dress
yourself for the night so securely that you
cannot easily touch your vital parts, and so
that it would be difficult and time
consuming for you to remove those clothes.
By the time you started to remove protective
clothing you would have sufficiently
controlled your thinking that the temptation
would leave you.
6. If the temptation seems overpowering
while you are in bed, GET OUT OF BED
AND GO INTO THE KITCHEN AND FIX
YOURSELF A SNACK, even if it is in the
middle of the night, and even if you are not
hungry, and despite your fears of gaining
weight. The purpose behind this suggestion
is that you GET YOUR MIND ON
SOMETHING ELSE. You are the subject of
your thoughts, so to speak.
7. Never read pornographic material.
Never read about your problem. Keep it
out of mind. Remember - "First a thought,
then an act." The thought pattern must be
changed. You must not allow this problem
to remain in your mid. When you
accomplish that, you soon will be free of
the act.
8. Put wholesome thoughts into your
mind at all times. Read good books
- Church books - Scriptures - Make a
daily habit of reading at least one chapter
of Scripture, preferably from one of the
four Gospels in the New Testament, or
the Book of Mormon.
9. Pray. But when you pray, don't pray
about this problem, for that will tend to
keep [it] in your mind more than ever.
Pray for faith, pray for understanding of
the Scriptures, pray for the Missionaries, the
General Authorities, your friends, your
families, BUT KEEP THE PROBLEM OUT
OF YOUR MIND BY NOT MENTIONING
IT EVER - NOT IN CONVERSATION WITH
OTHERS, NOT IN YOUR PRAYERS. KEEP
IT _OUT_ of your mind! The attitude of a
person toward his problem has an effect on
how easy it is to overcome. It is essential
that a firm commitment be made to control
the habit. As a person understands his
reasons for the behavior, and is sensitive to
the conditions or situations that may trigger
a desire for the act, he develops the power to
control it. We are taught that our bodies
are temples of God, and are to be clean
so that the Holy Ghost may dwell within us.
Masturbation is a sinful habit that robs one of
the Spirit and creates guilt and emotional
stress. It is not physically harmful unless
practiced in the extreme. It is a habit that is
totally self-centered, and secretive, and in no
way expresses the proper use of the
procreative power given to man to fulfill
eternal purposes. It therefore separates a
person from God and defeats the gospel
plan.
10. This self-gratifying activity will cause
one to lose his self-respect, his testimony
becomes weak, and missionary work and
other Church callings become
burdensome.
Suggestions:
1. Pray daily, ask for the gifts of the Spirit,
that which will strengthen you against
temptation. Pray fervently and out loud
when the temptations are the strongest.
2. Follow a program of vigorous daily
exercise. The exercises reduce emotional
tension and depression and are absolutely
basic to the solution of this problem. Double
your physical activity when you feel stress
increasing.
3. When the temptation to masturbate is
strong, yell _STOP_ to those thoughts as
loudly as you can in your mind and then
recite a prechosen Scripture or sing an
inspirational hymn. It is important to turn
your thoughts away from the selfish need
to indulge.
4. Set goals of abstinence, begin with a day,
then a week, month, year and finally
commit to never doing it again. Until you
commit yourself to _never again_ you will
always be open to temptation.
5. Change in behavior and attitude is
most easily achieved through a changed
self-image. Spend time every day
imagining yourself strong and in control,
easily overcoming tempting situations.
6. Begin to work daily on a self-improvement
program. Relate this plan to improving your
Church service, to improving your
relationships with your family, God and
others. Strive to enhance your strengths
and talents.
7. Be outgoing and friendly. Force yourself
to be with others and learn to enjoy
working and talking to them.
8. Be aware of situations that depress you
or that cause you to feel lonely, bored,
frustrated or discouraged. These emotional
states can trigger the desire to masturbate
as a way of escape. Plan in advance to
counter these low periods through various
activities, such as reading a book, visiting
a friend, doing something athletic, etc.
9. Make a pocket calendar for a month on a
small card. Carry it with you, but show it
to no one. If you have a lapse of self
control, color the day black. Your goal
will be to have _no black days_. The
calendar becomes a strong visual reminder
of self control and should be looked at
when you are tempted to add another
black day. Keep your calendar up until
you have at least three clear months.
10. A careful study will indicate you have
had the problem at certain times and
under certain conditions. Try and recall,
in detail, what your particular times and
conditions were. Now that you
understand how it happens, plan to break
the pattern through counter activities.
11. In the field of psychotherapy there is a
very effective technique called _aversion
therapy_. When we associate or think of
something very distasteful with
something which has been pleasurable,
but undesirable, the distasteful thought
and feeling will begin to cancel out that
which was pleasurable. If you associate
something very distasteful with your
loss of self-control it will help you to stop
the act. For example, if you are tempted
to masturbate, think of having to bathe in
a tub of worms, and eat several of them
as you do the act.
12. During your toileting and shower
activities leave the bathroom door or
shower curtain partly open, to
discourage being alone in total privacy.
Take cool brief showers.
13. Arise immediately in the mornings.
Do not lie in bed awake, no matter what
time of day it is. Get up and do something.
Start each day with an enthusiastic
activity.
14. Keep your bladder empty. Refrain from
drinking large amounts of fluids before
retiring.
15. Reduce the amount of spices and
condiments in your food. Eat as lightly as
possible at night.
16. Wear pajamas that are difficult to open,
yet loose and not binding.
17. Avoid people, situations, pictures or
reading materials that might create
sexual excitement.
18. It is sometimes helpful to have a
physical object to use in overcoming
this problem. A Book of Mormon, firmly
held in hand, even in bed at night has
proven helpful in extreme cases.
19. In very severe cases it may be necessary
to tie a hand to the bed frame with a tie in
order that the habit of masturbating in a
semi-sleep condition can be broken. This
can also be accomplished by wearing
several layers of clothing which would
be difficult to remove while half asleep.
20. Set up a reward system for your
successes. It does not have to be a big
reward. A quarter in a receptacle each
time you overcome or reach a goal. Spend
it on something which delights you and
will be a continuing reminder
of your progress.
21. Do not let yourself return to any past
habit or attitude patterns which were part
of your problem. _Satan Never Gives Up_..
Be calmly and confidently on guard. Keep
a positive mental attitude. You can win
this fight! The joy and strength you will
feel when you do will give your whole life
a radiant and spiritual glow of
satisfaction and fulfillment.
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ECHO MY @$$!
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Here's an ASCII diagram of the echomail point system.
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Network Hierarchy
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HANDY DANDY NUMBERS
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We all use the phone for one thing or another, to order food or tell mommy
that you've eloped with your pregnant girlfriend and now live in Horny Gulch,
AZ. Well, here are a few #s for all you people to play around with...
( --> means that the # tells you to call the # after the --> )
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1-317-522-1215 K.K.K., Realm of Indiana
1-517-731-1867 K.K.K., Realm of Michigan
1-618-251-4691 K.K.K., Realm of Illinois
1-800-222-TALK --> 1-900-FUN-SLUT (Adult)
1-800-2FUCK-ME Pilgrim Telephone (Adult)
1-800-242-0100 Love Phones, radio show, 10p-12p broadcast in Cleveland,
Houston, and New York.
1-800-ANAL-SEX --> 1-800-664-2223 and --> 1-800-385-1000 (Adult)
1-800-BLOW-JOB A service of USA Infotel (Adult)
1-800-FUCK-ASS (Adult)
1-800-FUCK-OFF Pilgrim Telephone (Adult)
1-800-FUN-COLOr M&Ms Color Voting 800#
1-800-HAVE-SEX --> 1-800-664-2223 and --> 1-800-385-1000 (Adult)
1-800-HOT-FUCK --> 1-800-868-6998 and --> 011-592-592-369 (Adult)
1-800-ORAL-SEX Uhhhh... "Raw, uncensored oral sex"... (Adult)
1-800-SEX-CHAT If no credit card --> 1-900-446-7722 (Adult)
1-800-WET-PUSSy If no credit card --> 1-900-226-4567 (Adult)
1-800-555-1212 1-800 lookup #, call and ask for the # of any business.
1-800-759-7243 SkyPager
(Yep, still pretty short... but we'll add some more later. If you're inter-
ested in beeper and voice mail numbers, call just about any # in the
(216) 290-xxxx region. Just about every one of those #s is a beeper or VM.
If you like cellular phones, try in the (216) 490-xxxx area.)
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HEY! I WANNA GO AGAIN!
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Issue #2 comes to a close... as always, if you're interested in writing for
TT, drop me a line...
Lord of Darkness
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