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From: jjewett@math.lsa.umich.edu (Jim Jewett)
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Subject: Re: Re: Feedback on Computer Crime - Apology
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Date: 1 Sep 90 13:18:56 GMT
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In article <1NLso3w162w@vector0> jon@vector0 (A Product of Society) writes:
>peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>
>> How about this scenario... you're told that there's a great MUD at
>> [ww.xx.yy.zz], but when you telnet it it's obviously some bozo IBM
>> mainframe. Is that a felony?
>
>    What if you connected to the NSA's special spying link?  What if you
>connected to Saddam's system and uncovered his plans to nuke the net
>with a killer worm?

With luck like that (particularly the evil mainframe instead of a cool MUD),
maybe you would be in trouble.  ;)

 
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