----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Additional information from someone who talked to IIA itself. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 14:32:47 EST From: Stacy B Veeder <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Possible internet credit card scam? More info about IIA, about which someone posted a warning. Again, I claim no knowledge one way or another- I'm just re-posting the update, FYI.. Please don't send me any inquiries, since I don't know anything more than what it says here. For all I know, it IS a scam...although it sounds less likely, if this message can be believed. Happy 1994, all! --s. ---------- Text of forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 05:18:58 -0500 From: Scott Ward <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list COMMUNET <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Possible internet credit card scam? ----- From: Scott Ward ([log in to unmask]) To: All Concerned Re: International Internet Association Last evening I talked to Max Robbins, the executive director of the International Internet Association. He gave me the following information, and I am forwarding it to you. 1. The IIA does exist. 2. They have been markedly low-key, but he said it was somewhat necessary because "If we spent all our time answering Internet questions, we wouldn't be able to get the system running." 3. The IIA is set to formally announce its presence during COMMNET on January 24th in Washington, D.C. and asks everyone to monitor the media after that point. 4. The IIA system is a set of daisy-chained SPARCstation 10s, and has the capability to handle approximately 4,000 users. 5. The IIA has moved its operations from the Washington, D.C. area to New Jersey, due to negotiating difficulties with C&P Telephone (the local telephone carrier for D.C.) Again, Max Robbins promises that all questions will be answered at COMMNET, and did not ask me to release this message. That is all the information I know, and my mailbox is literally STUFFED due to people asking for clarification, etc. Please understand that I cannot answer more mail and still carry on with my normal electronic mail. In reference to the matter of the credit card numbers: Max states that they are shipping membership packages to individuals who have already sent applications to them. They are currently operating at a backlog of six weeks, but are mailing membership packages at a rate of some 100 a day. He also said that the IIA may be dropping its credit card number requirement at some point in the future. At this point, it is still required for submission of an application. That is all I know.