[atlarge-discuss] Re: Athentication

["Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi>]

Dear Mr. Burr:

Thank you for your prompt response and for your candid denial of authorship of the message written in your name.

I note that you CC'd your reply to a Mr. Edward Roback.  I do not know who Mr. Roback is, or what position he holds, but I have taken the liberty of copying this reply to him.

You have provided a great service to our organization by exposing Mr. Jeff Williams unauthorized use of your name.  It provides the background against which future correspondence from this gentleman will be judged.

Sincerely, Ron Sherwood
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Burr 
  To: Ron Sherwood 
  Cc: edward.roback@nist.gov 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:47 AM
  Subject: Re: Athentication


  Mr. Sherwood,

  I have no idea where what you forwarded came from.  But not from me.  It's the first time I've ever seen it.  I've never signed anything "kindly" in my life.  I don't understand the context at all. 

  Bill Burr 


  At 08:40 AM 7/15/2003 -0400, you wrote:

    Dear Mr. Burr:
     
    I am a member of the newly organized ICANN@Large group.  We are attempting to organize a grass-roots membership of internet users according to the mandate presented to ICANN by the DoC.
     
    There is some doubt among our membership concerning the following excerpt from a message delivered by one Jeff Williams and which is attributed to you.
     
    Please will you verify (or otherwise) that you did, indeed, author this message to Jeff Williams.
     
    Many thanks in advance for taking the time to respond this request.
     
    Yours sincerely, Ron Sherwood
     
     
    ------------------copy of message------------
     
    |> All fellow members and VR committee members,
    |>
    |>   The following is a email received via the DOC's NIST:
    |>
    |> ============== Copy of contents in part follows=========
    |> Jeff,
    |>
    |>   Thank you and your members of your organization for aiding in the
    |> development and furtherance of the developing standard required by
    |> the presidents directive of September 2000 for Authentication and
    |> Verification standards.  You may also wish to, and it would be
    |> advised for you to forward the most important element along to the
    |> At-large organization you are involved with and attempting to
    |> shepherd.
    |>
    |> Kindly,
    |> B.  Burr NIST
    |> Manager, Security Technology Group
    |>
    |> ===========  End of copy ==============
  William E. Burr
  NIST
  Manager, Security Technology Group
  301-975-2914
  william.burr@nist.gov