One thing to also remember is that standard log files are nothing more than
text files and can be faked fairly easily... Which would make it wide open
for a defending attorney to argue against..
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Dillinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 10:03 PM
Subject: RE: layered deception
> On Tue, 1 May 2001, David Honig wrote:
>
> >Is it in fact a crime of fraud to advertise that you don't keep logs
> >when in fact you do?
>
> If someone winds up losing money (or suffering other damages)
> because of it, it is at least a tort. If you were planning
> some kind of money-making scam that hinged on the deception,
> I'm pretty sure it would be fraud as well.
>
> I wonder whether evidence from logfiles could be excluded in
> a court case on the grounds that the logfiles were collected
> under false pretenses? *That* would be a laugh riot...
>
> (I am not a lawyer, nor studying to become one -
> these are just my opinions.)
>
> Bear
