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and what do you then do to someone who actually penetrates your system?
execute them?
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David Lang
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Ron DuFresne wrote:
>
> But, then you have taken an addict and set them loose without the fix they
> need, and so the urge overwhelms the senses and the fear of retribution
> losses it;s impact and influence. This is very similiar to what was done
> with Mitnick and others playing the same game over time. And few of them
> could resist the need for the fix and soon found a means to soothes their
> needs and wants.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron DuFresne
>
> On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Mark Hayes wrote:
>
> > How about making it illegal for the culprit to go anywhere near a computer
> > for two years (punishable by prison). Put them on probation. This would have
> > a knockon affect of (in some cases) making certain people unemployable for a
> > while (if their job involves computers). Confiscate all hardware for the
> > duration and delete all know internet accounts etc. You could even
> > distribute lists to all known (local) service providers making it an offence
> > to provide a connection to anyone on that list.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matthew G . Harrigan
> > Sent: 27 July 1999 02:23
> > To: Derek Martin; Paul D. Robertson
> > Cc: P L STEINBRUCH; Paul L. Lussier; William Joynt; Bill Joynt; Dave
> > Gillett; Firewall list; Paul L. Lussier
> > Subject: kill -9 the portscan thing.
> >
> >
> > > Let me ask you this: what do you think should be the punishment for a port
> > > scan?
> >
> > Hm. How about having to listen to lots of people on a mailing list
> > dredge on about a topic which can only end up in the eventual consultation
> > of someone who knows the law pertaining to a given geographical area? :-)
> > Just think of how many portscans you folks are missing while typing!
> >
> > Matt
> >
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> eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
> business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart
> ***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***
>
> OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything.
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"If users are made to understand that the system administrator's job is to
make computers run, and not to make them happy, they can, in fact, be made
happy most of the time. If users are allowed to believe that the system
administrator's job is to make them happy, they can, in fact, never be made
happy."
- -Paul Evans (as quoted by Barb Dijker in "Managing Support Staff", LISA '97)
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