Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cyb-eng.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!cyb-eng!topher From: topher@cyb-eng.UUCP (Topher Eliot) Newsgroups: net.lan,net.jokes Subject: Re: Ethernet addressing (and destroying dollar bills) Message-ID: <407@cyb-eng.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Jun-84 13:53:34 EDT Article-I.D.: cyb-eng.407 Posted: Sun Jun 10 13:53:34 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Jun-84 23:50:57 EDT References: sequent.515, <2678@ecsvax.UUCP> <651@pyuxhh.UUCP> Organization: Cyb Systems, Austin, Texas Lines: 27 > I think there may be a law or two that makes it a crime to distroy > US currency. (It is probably something terible like a felony ... ) > > However, even if that is the case a very easy way to get your address > is to take a dollor bill and to use the serial number, then take an indelible > marker and write on the dollor bill, > >> or TBNIBUANA > > Then we just have to educate the entire comuter science > comunity not to use any numbers from bills that say TBNIBUANA on them. > A nice idea, but correct operation depends on educating the "entire comuter science comunity" (sic). So instead, I volunteer to sacrifice myself in the cause of unique network addresses: anyone can use the number on a dollor (sic) bill for a network address, and then mail that bill to me. I will destroy it, taking upon myself the full legal burden of this crime. You're welcome. Cheers, Topher Eliot Cyb Systems, Austin, TX {seismo, allegra, ihnp4}!ut-sally!cyb-eng!topher