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Article #794Re: Footnote to user who mailed /etc/passwd
From: Ranjan Bagchi
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 21:08
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 21:08
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Michael Covington has at least once gone through the ways that that /etc/passwd mailer was identified. They had an account which they knew/suspected was pirated, for lack of a better word. They searched the account, and found a copy of the message with /etc/passwd in it. They verified the header, and had the person who mailed it. It's not that I agree with the punishment, I've stated repeatedly that I think suspension is much too harsh. But blind speculation as to what happened just discredits you. -rj -- Ranjan Bagchi | cd /tmp; while (1) bagchi@eecs.umich.edu | mkdir spam; cd spam | end
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!unixhub!stanford.edu!msi.umn.edu!umeecs!zip!bagchi From: bagchi@eecs.umich.edu (Ranjan Bagchi) Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy Subject: Re: Footnote to user who mailed /etc/passwd Message-ID: <BAGCHI.91Jun27160817@hastings.eecs.umich.edu> Date: 27 Jun 91 21:08:17 GMT References: <1991Jun27.183621.14667@athena.mit.edu> Sender: usenet@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Mr. News) Organization: Recreational Creationists, Inc. Lines: 16 In-Reply-To: purdon@athena.mit.edu's message of Thu, 27 Jun 91 18: 36:21 GMT