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> We terminated Jerry Kolnick's account because he signed up for
> service with Aracnet under an assumed name (that was not a legal
> alias) while he maintained that his name was Dr. Richard X. Frager,
> he would not show us an Oregon drivers license, nor would he show us
> proof of being a license medical doctor. Since he *falsified*
> information on his account application, we terminated his service.

> Mike Schrimshaw Systems Engineer Aracnet Internet Services

> Jerry Kolnick was shut off because he was claiming to be a doctor.
> When aproached about it, he couldn't produce a medical license or
> doctorial certificate to prove he was who he said he was. Here in the
> state of Oregon, practicing medicine without a license is a big
> no-no. A legitimate doctor shouldn't have had a problem getting us
> proof, which this person couldn't do.

> The onus of proof was on him, since he was in question. He couldn't
> prove that he was a doctor, yet he was posting and giving medical
> advise as one. When questioned, he tried to deny it, but we had the
> logs and headers of his posts. We don't want that on our system. We
> refused him further service, and last I saw, he's got an account on
> another provider and could again be saying he's a doctor.

> It is a felony in the State of Oregon to represent yourself as a
> Doctor, an Engineer or a Lawyer. It is in our system agreement that
> aracnet will be only used for lawful purposes. We do not want to be
> liable or part of any deception. As far as I know there are several
> people in this State gathering information for a possible indictment
> against this person. I cannot comment further. This user lied in his
> application and that by itself is grounds enough for termination. He
> had his opportunity to present verifiable information. FYI he has
> been kicked off from other systems.