On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 9:11 PM, Jerry Stuckle <jstuc...@attglobal.net> wrote: > On 6/10/2014 6:51 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Jerry Stuckle <j.stuc...@outlook.com> wrote: >>>> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 06:18:23 +1000 >>>> Subject: Re: GPG Keys..... was Re: Should I install chkrootkit? >>>> From: ros...@gmail.com >>>> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org >>>> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >>> >>>> >>>> Hmm, I'm not absolutely sure that using a fake name in an email header >>>> would count as identity theft. >>> >>> You are right. I just checked with my solicitor and was told that that is >>> not identity theft. >>> >>> But I'm so worried about my reputation and the circumstances under which my >>> ex-wife left me for another man. >> >> It may not be identity theft, but it's serious damage to reputation, >> and as such may be actionable. But possibly more importantly, it's >> extremely damaging to YOUR reputation. Do you really want to be known >> as "the guy who stole Jerry Stuckle's name, and did it so badly that >> it was obvious"? > > Chris, > > It depends on your jurisdiction. All my attorney can speak for is the > United States - where it definitely is, the way the law is written.
Thanks for clarifying, real-Jerry. IANAL in any jurisdiction, but I do know the jurisdiction of the internet, and how important one's reputation is. And that reputation can cross communities fairly easy (for instance, Rusi Mody posts here on debian-user, and I already know him from python-list). So whichever way you look at it, it's foolish, juvenile, and potentially extremely damaging to the one who does it. It's just not worth it. ChrisA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAPTjJmq=23n8nhr5itmob4sp2ot25g-zrxb3hqbt354wmjz...@mail.gmail.com