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From: price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
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Subject: Re: "Bad" backups
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Date: 22 Nov 90 01:27:37 GMT
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In article <36353@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New) writes:
>In article <NgVes1w163w@dogface>  writes:
>>[what do you do if you have 'illegal' files on a backup tape?]
>
>I've always wondered why intelligent people who run illegal (or
>possibly-illegal) BBSs and such don't have a provision for wiping them
>on a moment's notice. For example, why not have all local backups
>stored in range of a degausser that would turn on if the door to the
>room was opened before a particular switch was turned off elsewhere.  I
>can't imagine this being illegal in any sense.  

	This is the wrong attitude.  First, I would suspect that it is 
indeed illegal - something about tampering with evidence (Mike, help me on 
this - is it evidence before the police have it?).  Second, I don't think 
that was the intent of the original question.  These "illegal" files were 
due to a user on the system, not the sysop.  A person running a BBS is 
another story.  Third, do we really want to use this group to discuss 
methods of implementing the 11th commandment ("don't get caught") ?  My 
understanding was that this group is for the discussion of the rights of 
computer professionals (where that term may be loosely defined, I suppose). 
Have I missed the point?

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