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The Franklin Connection ::: recent forgeries on <alt.comp.freeware>

Subject: The Franklin Connection ::: recent forgeries on <alt.comp.freeware>
From: hummingbird
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:37:14 +0100
Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware


 --This is about forgeries, not sockpuppets--
        Franklin's comments welcome...

There are only 3-4 posters to ACF who post (or have posted) thru
the newsserver WWWSpace.net in the last 12 months: <dadiOH>,
<Larry_Sabo>, <Mister Charlie> and <Franklin>. For the purposes 
of this post, the first three can most probably be eliminated.

The most prolific of them was responsible for dozens of forgeries
in my name (and variations of it) during August 2008 and also some
in other posters' names (notably BB and MH and TODAY in Ron May's
name). I believe the Ron May forgery is to throw people off the
scent, especially given the content.

My investigations strongly point to this person being none other
than our very own sockpuppet "FRANKLIN". Here's the evidence, 
which I believe proves it beyond reasonable doubt.

1.
Franklin normally posts (in his own name) via octanews.net.

However, he posted through WWWSpace.net on 8th Nov 2007
in his own posting name, using his default newsclient Xnews:

    From: Franklin <frank.says@xxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <Xns99E2DC78EC4C8Q78XD91A@xxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Xnews/06.08.25
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:40:23 GMT

2.
Franklin made another post on 23rd June 2008, this time
forging the posting name of a regular poster to the newsgroup
<uk.politics.misc>, where Franklin occasionally stalks me and
crossposts endless slime to:

    From: Chris S <default@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <Xns9AC6D86E5813451E7A@xxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Xnews/2006.08.24
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:19:47 +0100

NB: the real Chris S only ever posts to uk.p.m. thru a UK ISP,
and Franklin never denied his forgery when I challenged him
about it at the time.

3.
When Franklin stopped posting on ACF in his own name between
~24th July and ~26th August, one might be forgiven for thinking
that he was on holiday or taking a rest. Not on your life.
After about one week's break (probably on holiday), he was soon
back, keeping himself very busy posting dozens of forgeries.
This time he's switched over to using his browser/newsreader
Opera Mail/9.5 but still posting thru WWWSpace.net.

Here's a list of those posts (not exhaustive because I don't
download them all). This one posted TODAY:

    From: Ron May <mayron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <Xns9B0AB5FCE688B0s9m1532u8@xxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:53:12 GMT


Next, all these posted throughout August using the Opera browser
and same newsserver. Early in the month he tried to copy/paste my
headers into his forgeries but gave up within a week, after
realising he was making a mess of it:

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <zSEqk.1591$Lf2.1020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:08:15 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <_tmqk.1296$8j6.1029@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:13:14 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <X%Bpk.15$2h5.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:04:23 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <qYApk.11$2h5.2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:52:22 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <vGypk.1489$lO6.1061@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:16:43 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <C0Bpk.2870$x62.1418@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:56:50 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <q3Bpk.2871$x62.1011@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:59:50 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <2Jypk.1490$lO6.845@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:19:26 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <CjApk.1200$kV6.440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:08:50 GMT

   From: "humming-LIAR hunter" <hunter-of-humming-LIARS@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <%Flpk.514$zz6.449@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:28:43 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <mM3pk.551$3a3.198@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:06:42 GMT

    From: hummingbind <hummingbind@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <I30pk.122$We.52@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:54:16 GMT

    From: hummingbird too <hummingbird.too@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <9HEok.38$Ff7.37@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:17:57 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <wYglk.1874$Qk2.1313@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:50:52 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <JLglk.526$Hx3.413@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:37:13 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <%Kglk.525$Hx3.68@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:36:27 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <aP6lk.3886$Y6.3327@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:18:14 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <31hlk.386$Lb6.112@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:55:43 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <xVglk.1864$Qk2.700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:47:41 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <DWglk.1865$Qk2.539@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:48:51 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <ba5lk.485$Hx3.436@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:26:15 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <Ta5lk.486$Hx3.195@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:26:59 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <Bb5lk.487$Hx3.290@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:27:45 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <P96lk.487$P44.280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:34:07 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <3Q5lk.2606$P31.2183@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:10:55 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <uf5lk.3785$pl1.934@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:31:54 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <nb6lk.498$P44.478@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:35:47 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <Di5lk.3786$pl1.2180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:35:15 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <CiMkk.260$Lb6.60@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:41:38 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <GYLkk.16$P31.8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:18:14 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <UjMkk.261$Lb6.22@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:43:00 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <6ULkk.15$P31.12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:13:22 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <A_Lkk.18$P31.7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:20:16 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <9ZLkk.17$P31.13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:18:45 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <D%Lkk.19$P31.18@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:21:23 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <O8Mkk.251$Lb6.116@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:31:10 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <f3Mkk.21$P31.18@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:25:15 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <s5Mkk.249$Lb6.110@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:27:36 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <KeMkk.259$Lb6.112@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:37:30 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <WdMkk.257$Lb6.221@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:36:38 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <0RLkk.14$P31.9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:10:04 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <NaMkk.254$Lb6.12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:33:17 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <jaMkk.253$Lb6.104@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:32:47 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <W9Mkk.252$Lb6.36@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:32:22 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <ybMkk.255$Lb6.200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:34:06 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <VcMkk.256$Lb6.162@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:35:33 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <OILkk.247$Lb6.245@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:01:18 GMT

4.
Here's some forgeries he posted in July to get an appetite:

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <CBRek.5277$2N2.3859@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:48:50 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <kqRek.5275$2N2.3480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:36:48 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <rBRek.5276$2N2.4072@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:48:39 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <DdZck.38507$fX5.33692@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:51:15 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <AyYck.115682$lb3.12106@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-No-Archive: yes
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:05:20 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <k3Zck.38506$fX5.15786@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:40:16 GMT

    From: hummingbird <hummingbird@xxxxxxxxx>
    Message-ID: <jQYck.116099$lb3.94089@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.5
    X-Complaints-To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:24:15 GMT


I rest my case.

A list of Franklin's sockpuppets and forgeries:
http://www.toucano.plus.com/Franklin_sockpuppets_forgeries.txt

-- 
uh oh...black helicopter ... gotta run

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