On Fri, 12 Jan 1996, Bob Resino wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 11:50:54 -0600 (CST)
> > From: Ron DuFresne <dufresne @
winternet .
com>
> > To: Brain21 <brain21 @
montag33 .
residence .
gatech .
edu>
> > Cc: Doug Hughes <Doug .
Hughes @
Eng .
Auburn .
EDU>, firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM
> > Subject: Re: Mitnick & the TCP Sequence Number Attack on Shimomura (LONG posting)
>
> SNIP
> >
> > Agreed, either we have here an exterme case of over-confidence,
> > misconfiguring by others really doing the security, or good old Mitnick
> > was 'invited' in a case bordering on entrapment. Seems very strange in
> > either way, seems strange if not an outright blunder.
> >
> > Later,
> >
> >
> > Ron Dufresne
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > "Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It
> > eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
> > business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart
> > ***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***
> >
> > OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything.
> >
> >
> Ron,
> In some states, there is no such thing as "Entrapment". Such is the
> case in the Commonwealth of Virginia. One simple warning screen like
> the CERT P.L. 98-473 warning would preclude any claim of entrapment.
>
Bob,
I can understand this in a purely legal sense, yet, the fact that T. S.
had tools on a home system connected to his place of employ, with the BSD
'r' utils enabled would lead one to think of this , in less than legal
terms as an *invite*. And if there was some 'reason' for leaving this
system open, such as to 'discover' who might be 'doorknob twisting' or
entering, in a sense, this was a setup, and thus, entrapment. Course,
legally, are you implying that an officer of the law can go about in
Virginia and solicit illegal activities of felons at will? Sounds like a
whole new, or would it be old archaic? legal system you folks have there
if this is so...
Later,
Ron Dufresne
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It
eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart
***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***
OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything.
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