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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!noc.near.net!hri.com!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hermes.chpc.utexas.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!bnrgate!bnr.co.uk!pipex!demon!cursci.demon.co.uk!gtoal
  2. From: gtoal@cursci.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
  4. Subject: Protection
  5. Message-ID: <721345777snx@cursci.demon.co.uk>
  6. Date: 9 Nov 92 21:49:37 GMT
  7. References: <BxGFI8.LF@brunel.ac.uk>
  8. Sender: usenet@gate.demon.co.uk
  9. Organization: Current Drugs
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  13. In article <BxGFI8.LF@brunel.ac.uk> cs89jmb@brunel.ac.uk writes:
  14. >Having been the victim of a theft this weekend I would like to take further 
  15. >steps to protect my computer system from being "useful" in the event of it
  16. >being pinched.
  17.  
  18. Don't bother.  What good will it do *you* after it's gone?
  19.  
  20. I'd suggest 1) Buy a padlock, drill a few holes, and lock the machine
  21. to your desk.  2) Fit one of those motion-alarms inside it.
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