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Article #3298Re: Stolen NeXT Station Color
From: Robert Andersen
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:18
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:18
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In article <kezgWWD0BwyOMEi048@transarc.com> Ward_Travis@transarc.com writes: > Impressive -- somebody steals a NeXT, everybody assumes that the thief > doesn't know how to get into the system, and so for a full day the net > is abuzz with free, primo advice for the crook. The wheels are really > spinning today. Doesn't anyone have any advice for changing the serial > number? How about the ethernet address? > > -- You made one big mistake in your assumption Ward. If he knows how to get onto the net then he is obviously computer literate. Which means he can use the on-line documentation to find out how to change the root password, or go down to the local bookstore and buy a next network/sysadmin book, so it doesn't really matter if the net talks about it. -- Robert John Andersen (919) 380-6523 (v,w) andersen%reality@glv.com - NeXT mail! Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!destroyer!gatech!concert!glv!usenet From: andersen@reality (Robert Andersen) Subject: Re: Stolen NeXT Station Color Message-ID: <1992Nov10.161827.9329@glv.uucp> Sender: usenet@glv.uucp Nntp-Posting-Host: reality Organization: Encompass References: <kezgWWD0BwyOMEi048@transarc.com> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:18:27 GMT Lines: 21