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From: jss@rochester.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.general
Subject: Hacker.  A definition.
Message-ID: <4544@rochester.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Jan-84 20:43:39 EST
Article-I.D.: rocheste.4544
Posted: Mon Jan 23 20:43:39 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Jan-84 06:34:09 EST
Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept.
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 At the University of Rochester, there was an incident of wire
fraud committed by one of my fellow students.  An article in the
school newspaper reviewed the events that had taken place.  

	"Computing items were seized from his room...  Among the
	the items taken by the F.B.I were a computer, floppy disks,
	and a recent copy of 'Newsweek' magazine containing an art-
	icle about computers."

 Obviously this student will serve five to ten in the state pen.  If
only he didn't have that magazine.  It went on to list the stakeout
operations and the like and then explained what this kid was actually
doing:


	An unidentified student said that [this student] was
	involved with a process called computer hacking.
	Computer hacking is the programmed dialing of a
	specified number of digits until an access number is
	found into computerized telephone accounts such as
	SPRINT or MCI.


This was all done with a "motem" by the way, "a computer accessory".

 Now, is there anyone out there in netland that is a little annoyed
about this slandering of hacking, a decent profession?  I would like
to write an editorial but would prefer statements from a group rather
than limit it to just my own.


					Slightly perturbed,

					Jon S. Stumpf
					U. of Rochester
					rochester!jss



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