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From: rogue@cellar.UUCP (Rache McGregor)
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Subject: Re: Student suspended for distributing /etc/passwd
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Date: 15 Jun 91 02:31:29 GMT
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cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell) writes:

> ...
> 
> }What this student did was mail a copy of /etc/passwd from athena.cs.uga.edu
> }to a "hacker" who had already penetrated another system, and who wanted
> }to use a password-guessing program to break into athena. The student was
> }fully aware that he was assisting in a break-in.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> }the file is readable by the world after all.
> }The uga student was not the one who broke in.
> 
> First, it is not readable "by the world" --- by using that choice of
> words you seem to be intentionally misleading.  In fact, at the best
> the file was readable *by*all*users*of*that*system*.  That is hardly
> "the world", and surely did not include the hacker who actually
> penetrated the system.

I can't help but notice your contradiction of the original article.  The 
*ahem* hacker (please use cracker in the future, even if Georgians would get 
offended) clearly did not break into the system at uga.  Only intent to break 
into athena was noted, not an actual break-in.


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