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Re: Recent mischievous and inappropriate posts from our site

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From: Supakit Yongwitwitsathit - SCSC ...
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 06:04
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Mark Thomas (mark@netaxs.com) wrote:


: On July 22nd from 03:00 to 04:00 GMT, someone used compromised passwords
: from six of our accounts to post about 25 articles to these groups.  As
: hundreds of you have pointed out, these articles were obscene, inappropriate,
: and in some cases illegal.  Some contained the "Make Money Fast" scam article
: with our address, while one advertised free phone sex from our customer
: service line.  

: The owners of these compromised accounts were not involved in the postings
: in any way, and are at no fault in the matter.

: We regret the incident, and are taking additional measures to improve
: password security to help prevent future such problems.

: Please direct any additional comments to postmaster@netaxs.com, and spare
: the other readers of these groups and the owners of the compromised accounts.


:           Sincerely,

:              - the NETAXS Customer Support Team,
:              - and Mark Thomas (system administration)
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From: u3605120@mucc.mahidol.ac.th (Supakit Yongwitwitsathit - SCSC - 3605120)
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Subject: Re: Recent mischievous and inappropriate posts from our site
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Date: 25 Jul 1994 06:04:59 GMT
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