🚀 go-pugleaf

ccx020@cck.cov.ac.uk (James Nash) writes:
> XPUM04@prime-a.central-services.umist.ac.uk (Anthony Appleyard) writes:
>>>"The UK Computer Crime Unit hasn't got an email-address, nor do they
>>>read these UUCP-news. Pandy
>>>pandy@spiff.hut.fi"
>>
>>If they aren't in contact with the computing world, how  can  they  operate
>>effectively?  If  they  can't  email,  and have to rely on GPO mail and the
>>phone and personal visits, and can't get email circulars, they are going to
>>be way behind developments. Can't they afford a microcomputer and a  modem?
>
> The reason why the UK CCU has such a small budget is because their
> superiors do not believe there is a problem. If more people in the UK
> actually reported viral infections as crimes then the police might be
> interested in solving those crimes. We are years behind America and
> other nations in this respect.

Is there a system manager geographically near them who reads this and
could invite them over to get acquainted?  Show them some of the
existing cooperative anti-vandal effort?  Give both you and them new
resources?  Offer them access to the net through your system, either
by phone or by coming to your facility to use a local terminal?

dan herrick
herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com