• "the purpose of this group is to discuss anonymous posting" (1993-04-11)

    From noreply@noreply@dirge.harmsk.com to alt.privacy.anon-server on Mon Aug 4 19:33:40 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy.anon-server


    *note: oldest/first "alt.anonymous" articles appeared only 1 day after a.p.a-s' oldest article (1993-04-04), within 1 week referring to alt.privacy.anon-server as the preferred group where "there seems to be more discussion on the subject" . . .

    Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1993 17:02:38 GMT
    Newsgroups: alt.anonymous
    Path: archive.newsdeef.eu!mbox2nntp!gmd.de!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu
    !eff!world!kieran
    From: kie...@world.std.com (Aaron L Dickey)
    Subject: Is it just me...
    Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
    Message-ID: <C50soF.GA9@world.std.com>

    ..or was this group not approved in alt.config?

    Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1993 13:24:44 GMT
    Newsgroups: alt.anonymous
    Path: archive.newsdeef.eu!mbox2nntp!gmd.de!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu
    !usc!rpi!psinntp!psinntp!Tygra.Michigan.COM!anonymus+50
    From: anon...@tygra.michigan.com
    Subject: Re: Hello!
    Organization: Anonymous Posting Service At CAT-TALK
    Sender: anon...@tygra.Michigan.COM (ANONYMOUS Posting Service)
    Lines: 28
    Message-ID: <1993Apr11.142445.14912anonymus@tygra.Michigan.COM>

    In article <1993Apr9....@lth.se>
    da...@rigel.efd.lth.se writes:
    Hello everybody!
    Anyone knows the purpose of this group (alt.anonymous)?

    Best regards David
    --
    David Aronson (da...@efd.lth.se), Elektroteknik, Lunds Tekniska H|gskola.

    The purpose of this group is to discuss anonymous posting,
    e-mail, the anonymous servers, and issues concerning anonymity,
    pseudonymity, and their use on USENET.

    However, there seems to be more discussion on the subject in
    another group, alt.privacy.anon-server.
    [end quote]

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