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- From: jlacour@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (John Lacour)
- Subject: Re: A Solicitation for Opinions
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.183922.11302@news.acns.nwu.edu>
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- Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
- References: <6035@tuegate.tue.nl> <Bx6oLy.L7z@minerva1.bull.it> <1992Nov4.153248.12490@ulysses.att.com>
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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:39:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov4.153248.12490@ulysses.att.com> smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin) writes:
- >In article <Bx6oLy.L7z@minerva1.bull.it>, alexb@minerva1.bull.it (Alessandro Bottonelli) writes:
- >> Agree, and I would go beyond that. Computer 'underground' representatives
- >> should actively give their input to security plans and activities and they
- >> should be listened to.
- >
- >Assuming, of course, that you can trust their answers... That's the
- >thing -- I regard computer break-ins, especially those that are done
- >for ``fun'' or ``knowledge'' as a manifestation of ethical issues. Given
- >that, by default I do not trust the offenders. I'm willing to be
- >persuaded otherwise, but the burden of proof is on them, not me.
-
- What is the issue with trusting h/cr-ackers answers on security issues? If
- someone tells me ln yourunreadablefile $HOME/.plan ; finger me will show
- me an unreadable file, I try it. If it works, they know what they're talking
- about. Otherwise you dismiss them as full of it, or go back for
- clarification.
-
- John
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