Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!hubcap!gatech!bloom-beacon!athena.mit.edu!ajdenner From: ajdenner@athena.mit.edu (Alexander J Denner) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Soviet Access to Usenet Message-ID: <8114@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> Date: 22 Nov 88 06:30:10 GMT References: <7649@well.UUCP> <8081@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> <17651@gatech.edu> Sender: daemon@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Reply-To: ajdenner@athena.mit.edu (Alexander J Denner) Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lines: 38 In article <17651@gatech.edu> ken@gatech.UUCP (Ken Seefried iii) writes: >In article <8081@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> ajdenner@athena.mit.edu (Alexander J Denner) writes: >> I do not think this would be a very good idea. Now that the Soviets >>do not already have access to American networks (ARPANET, etc.). (I am >>saying that I am sure the KGB intercepts as much internet information as >>they can.) > >You are so sure, are you? You REALLY underestimate the Soviet intellegence >gathering machine if you don't think they have clear access to a nation >spanning, unsecure network linking the ccountries universities, companies and >research institute. Wake up, the Soviets are not stupid. If nothing else, >they probably have Portal accounts. "Now" should have been "Not," I am sorry about this typo. I know that they have access (if Mr. Seefried actually read before critizing he would know that). I do not think that we should help the KGB by faciliting connections with Western computer networks. I am quite well informed as to their ability to intercept data and voice communication (microwave interception is easiest, but there are many other methods). I understand and respect the positions of Mr. Draper and Mr. Kennedy, however I found the rest of Mr. Seefried's article incoherent and rude. I would appreciate intelligent disagreements, not raving slander. To clarify: I think that it is great that Mr. Draper is sending bits of news to his Russian friends. Such an act is good. What I think would be bad is the Soviets becoming a large network connected with the West. As I have said many times already, this allows the KGB to eliminate information sorting/ acquistion operations in the US. Alex Denner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander J. Denner ajdenner@athena.mit.edu 234 Baker House, 362 Memorial Drive mit-eddie!mit-athena!ajdenner Cambridge, MA 02139 ajdenner%athena@mitmva.mit.edu