al@crucible.UUCP (Al Evans) (09/12/90)
In article <BZS.90Sep11150242@world.std.com> bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes: [with regard to a public-access unix system from which he derives his livelihood...] >Right now I don't know if a competitor or malicious person can create >an account, put some credit card numbers in a private file in that >account (or even just mail them to himself or perhaps to an account >that hasn't logged in recently, from some other phony account) and >call the SS to put me out of business (I assure you, carting my >systems away would send me downtown in one hour to just file Chapter >11 and throw in the towel, I can't imagine how I'd begin to cover >overhead in such a situation.) >Basically, the current situation sucks. And believe me, potential >investors are well aware of these risks from the government. Swell. You and I, and others in the same type of situation, probably should adopt the policy of keeping two full backups, one of which is stored quietly in a remote location. Replacement hardware is a lot easier to procure than replacement data:-) --Al Evans-- -- Al Evans -- uunet!execu!sequoia!crucible!al Though pride may be the most dangerous of sins, self-righteousness is surely the most obnoxious.
bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) (09/13/90)
From: al@crucible.UUCP (Al Evans) >You and I, and others in the same type of situation, probably should >adopt the policy of keeping two full backups, one of which is stored >quietly in a remote location. Replacement hardware is a lot easier >to procure than replacement data:-) Yes, maybe, I understand (and correct me if I'm wrong) that SJG was required to produce all backups etc and those were carted away also, I believe they drove people to their homes to fetch floppies etc during the raid. If this is the case then showing up on the air again is de facto admission of having withheld evidence material to the search! Another (felony) charge. You could be exonerated on the other charges, declared innnocent, and still do time. Heck, they could probably slap contempt charges on top of that just for fun, and innocence would not be a defense! (tho it might cause them to drop all the charges, but that's merely a practical consideration, one judge with a bad case of heartburn and you'd be on the inside "just to teach ya some respect for da law".) It's an evil web. Personally I think this is all one of those wonderful ploys to get the little guys outta the business. It's cheap, it's easy*, so let's make it (legally) dangerous...I can't help but wonder how much support folks like compuserve, at&t and prodigy have given to EFF, or is all this FUD playing into their hands? * not entirely true, but relative to the high-rollers' budgets. -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | {xylogics,uunet}!world!bzs | bzs@world.std.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 617-739-0202 | Login: 617-739-WRLD