1988 also was the year of the Morris Worm, so the Arpanet already was big enough. And FBI paranoia was the rage in the BBS scene. (Given the pedigree of this site, "paranoia" might be the wrong term, though)
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Originally Posted by Phreaker's Bible, 87
III. USE NOT THINE OWN NAME WHEN SPEAKING TO OTHER PHREAKS, FOR THAT EVERY
THIRD PHREAK IS AN FBI AGENT IS WELL KNOWN.
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