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To: Peter V who wrote (28792)	4/29/1999 6:38:00 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Respond to of 37507

Peter, Phillip Services is a Canadian company. The posters on Yahoo were quite vicious and there specific, direct threats made against specific company personnel. I also recall that there was an employee (or ex-employee) posting confidential information. It was not about "bashing" the stock. The company pretty well took care of that themselves. When I get a chance I'll try to dig up some links. It was an interesting story. Al

To: Peter V who wrote (28792)	4/29/1999 6:56:00 PM
From: NTT	Respond to of 37507

Peter, Sorry I don't have any specific links on Phillips Services, but it did recieve a lot of media attention in Canada in recent months because of the Yahoo postings and Carl Icahns raiding attempt. I didnt actually see what the Yahoo postings were about, but I don't believe they were in the same category as the bashing here. They were much more libellous (sp?) and I believe disclosed confidential corporate information. In any case, it's a landmark case, and in my opinion a very scary one because it shows that people can't necessarily hide behind anonymous aliases on the net.