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From: kludge@gitpyr.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Free consulting service; what's the catch?
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Date: Sat, 31-Jan-87 21:42:34 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 31 21:42:34 1987
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In article <2584@phri.UUCP> roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes:
>
>	I just got an interesting phone call. Somebody called up and
>introduced himself as working for a new computer consulting firm.  What
>they do is come in and work with me to evaluate what kind of system I need
>to buy and then put me in contact with various vendors who offer products
>that match my needs.

   Yes... And he'd like to come over and take a look at the equipment
you already have to evaluate your needs.  With a special glance at modems,
password files, phone numbers, etc.  While he's over there, he'd like you
to evaluate this new piece of software; all you need to do is give him the
root password, and he'd be glad to install it for you.  Or, of course, you
can install it yourself (which is just as good as giving him the root
password, because it needs to be SETUIDed to root, and has this interesting
side effect.
  Sounds like a scam to me.  I've seen it before.
-- 
Scott Dorsey   Kaptain_Kludge
ICS Programming Lab (Where old terminals go to die),  Rich 110,
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Box 36681, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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