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From: mauney@ncsu.UUCP (Jon Mauney)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Hackers and others take note
Message-ID: <2740@ncsu.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 10:16:47 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 12 10:16:47 1984
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Judging from the account in our local paper, Sandza went "undercover"
and got the material for his story by actually participating in
a bulletin-board system.  This system was/is used to swap system-cracking
tips, passwords, credit card numbers, recipes for nitroglycerin, and
other wholesome hobbies.  He was dealing not with a herd of hackers
but a den of thieves.  It is hardly surprising that their reaction took
the form it did.

Whether hacking is good or bad, and whether teen-age crackers are 
innocent joyriders or not,  these particular crackers are clearly
outside the main stream, and should not be considered typical
computer enthusiasts.
-- 

Jon Mauney,    mcnc!ncsu!mauney
Computer Hacking Department
North Carolina State University

"Oh, I'm a systems hack and I'm OK, I work all night and I sleep all day;"