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From: mooremj@EGLIN-VAX.ARPA ("MARTIN J. MOORE")
Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax
Subject: security issues
Message-ID: <8511140304.AA10624@ucbvax.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 13-Nov-85 22:05:03 EST
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If a system cracker were to make use of some of the bugs/holes published in
the newsletter and cause economic damage, the injured party could probably 
make a lot of trouble for the originator and/or INFO-VAX.  I don't know if
anyone would be liable for damages (I'm no lawyer) but I'll bet a really
angry system manager could get INFO-VAX -- and maybe a bunch of other groups 
-- kicked off the Arpanet.  

This is purely conjecture.  I have no facts to back it up.

                                          marty moore (mooremj@eglin-vax.arpa)

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