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From: msohnius@novell.co.uk (Martin Sohnius x24031)
Subject: Re: 15 minutes of fame...
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Dale Burger (dburger@plesman.com) wrote:
: Ok, ok, don't freak out until you've heard what I have to say.  
:   
: I'm writing an article on security and pivacy for a national IT
: magazine. I'm looking for those of you who have broken into systems in
: the past (or present, whatever). Could be remote systems, internal (your
: employer?), BBSes, or whatever. 
: I want to know how you did it, did the security suck, was it adequate?  
: Why or why not? Why did you break into it in the first place? What were
: you looking for? Just for fun, or profit?  
:   
: or  
:   
: If the talking to the media pisses you off, feel free to just give me
: you opinion on hacking, cracking, programming or whatever. Talk about
: your crack, hack, whatever turns you on.  
:   
: Remember, the article is on security and pivacy, safeguarding it and
: avoiding being broken into by people such as yourself.

: I can leave your real name out of the article if you wish, as well as
: companies names if you're worried about pivacy yourself (you should be).
: I would like to have one of your handles, if possible (just give me an
: unused one). 
:   
: Call or e mail at 416 497 9562, ext. 379 or dburger@plesman.com  
:   
:   
: P.S.: Let's hold the "damn populist media" stuff to a minimum. I'm not  
: with the mainstream press.  

Yeah, we can tell, Dale!  Otherwise, your editor may have given you
a hint on how to spell "privacy" before commissioning an article
on the subject.  Now piss off!

(Or did you mean "piracy", and didn't know how to spell that, either?)

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Martin F. Sohnius                             msohnius@novell.co.uk
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