Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 11:10:12 -0600
From: " Mark D. LaDue" 
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To: Ron Moritz 
Subject: Re: Finjan Technical Advisory Board
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Ron,

After giving your offer to join the highly regarded Finjan
Technical Advisory Board all of the consideration that it
deserves, I decline to do so.  Recall that Finjan, acting
through its attorney, the most honorable James A. DiBoise,
deliberately misrepresented my review of their software,
"Drowning in the Surf," to the Georgia Institute of Technology
in order to suppress its truths unflattering to Finjan.
Recall that Finjan, speaking through its attorney, falsely
accused me violating "US Copyright laws and local theft
statutes" as part of their stratagem.  Recall that Finjan,
speaking through its attorney, falsely accused me of
defamation "in addition to the violations of law described
above."  Further recall that Finjan, acting through your own
hand, repeated those false accusations, added further
falsehoods about my web pages and their history, and posted
them all to numerous newsgroups yesterday in a tawdry effort
to manipulate public opinion.  Recalling all of these things,
and seeing that not one person who troubled himself to
critically ascertain the facts believes a word of Finjan's
corporate claptrap, you will surely understand why I do not
wish to join Finjan's Technical Advisory Board.

It is nothing short of amazing that the directors and pooh-bahs
of Finjan Software choose to conduct their business in this way.
It is nothing short of astounding that any business, in this
day and age, believes that employing lawyers to bully critics
into silence is a sound way to demonstrate technical expertise
and gain public approval for their products.  It is a very great
shame that Finjan has tried these tactics against me, and it is
a very great credit to the Internet community that you have failed
so miserably.  Instead of my joining Finjan's Technical Advisory
Board, let me make another suggestion.  I strongly suggest that
you resign your position from this pathetic company and seek
employment with a company where you are not required to participate
in such schemes.  It would surely be far better to be unemployed,
or even to make an honest living flipping hamburgers at McDonalds,
than to labor under the spell of such an organization.

Mark D. LaDue

P.S. Kindly give Shlomo the finger on my behalf.