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From: apc@cblpe.ATT.COM (Alan Curtis)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,misc.headlines
Subject: Re: Hacker Scholarship
Message-ID: <506@cblpe.ATT.COM>
Date: Thu, 25-Jun-87 07:30:15 EDT
Article-I.D.: cblpe.506
Posted: Thu Jun 25 07:30:15 1987
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Reply-To: apc@cblpe.ATT.COM (55212-Alan Curtis)
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In article <4332@drutx.ATT.COM> dlo@drutx.ATT.COM (OlsonDL) writes:
>In article <871@van-bc.UUCP>, sl@van-bc.UUCP (Stuart Lynne) writes:
>> Unfortunately "breaking" into a computer system is not covered by these same
>> laws. Until specific laws are passed making it illegal and criminal it
>> simply isn't. (Fortunately this is SLOWLY happening!)
>
>Are you sure about that?  My understanding is that it is definately
>illegal.  I don't know the details, but I heard that recently someone
>was caught breaking into SPRINT and got his butt carted off to jail.
>

This morning, I was greeted with the following message, from /etc/motd:
(message of the day, for non unix machines/people)
Oh, it has been the motd for about two months, not just today, not
since the dawn of time (You know, back in 1970 :-))

*****************************************************************************
 >>>>                           NOTICE                                  <<<<
 >>>>   This  system  is restricted to  AT&T  authorized users for      <<<<
 >>>>   legitimate AT&T business purposes and is subject to audit.      <<<<
 >>>>   The  unauthorized access, use, or modification of computer      <<<<
 >>>>   systems  or  the  data  contained  therein  or  in transit      <<<<
 >>>>   to/from,is a criminal violation of federal and state laws.	<<<<
*****************************************************************************

Would we lie?
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