>Al,
> Lets set something straight here.
>
> In the thread we are talking about JVP posted text to that thread. Steve responded to his post. Not with a reply: you are not allowed here but with direct replies to his messages.
>
>I saw this as: "Hmm Steve must letting john post on the wiki now." He did not do this explicitly but implicitly through a reply." Guess he changed his mind.

Rod,

If JVP posted when he knew he was banned, that's trespass, pure and simple. It started at his first post; in fact, even before then because presumably he was reading other posts while not authorized to do so.

However, to my mind, this misses the larger issue. I've been arguing all along that there are serious flaws to JVP's methods. Steve's allegation that JVP used Rutgers University's resources to trespass on Steve's site adds another dimension to this mess.

If indeed he used Rutgers' computer(s) and/or IP address(es), JVP is arguably in violation of several portions of Rutgers University's "Code of Student Conduct" http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/%7Ejudaff/STU-CODE.htm . Specifically, if we look at Section 11, "Prohibited Conduct" http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/%7Ejudaff/STU-CODE.htm#PROHIBITED :

(g) violation of the University's Student Life Policy Against Verbal Assault, Defamation and Harassment. At the very least there are archived exchanges between the two of them here on the UT. Whether JVP's repeated, surreptitious attempts to access Steve's site represents harassment as defined by Rutgers, I don't know.

(h) ... unauthorized use of, or misuse of University property, including computers and data and voice communication networks

(l) ... intentional or reckless damage to, University property. Through his actions, JVP has probably caused at least one IP, if not a subnet or even all of Rutgers to not be able to access Steve's site

(m) the violation of the ethical code of one's intended profession ... This may hold even if JVP did not use Rutgers' computing resources.

(s) violations of other published University regulations or policies, ... Such regulations or policies may include regulations governing the use of computers and networks, ...

I believe Steve may have grounds to lodge a complaint with Rutgers against JVP.