For nearly three years, the date "september 1, 1998" has been a focal point in my life, just as "november 1, 1993" was. As I sit here on the morning of this...
Randal Schwartz
merlyn@...
Sep 1, 1998 3:24 pm
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Hey Randal, are you writing a book about all this? I hope so! regards, Neil -- Admit Nothing. Blame Everyone. Be Bitter. -- Matt Hopkins, DoD #1197,...
Neil Bowers
neilb@...
Sep 3, 1998 2:35 pm
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I have added a puzzle page to my website! Actually it is the two overprinted lines on Cower's report of Randal's interrogation. It strikes me we have enough...
Jeffrey Kegler
jeffrey@...
Sep 8, 1998 3:38 am
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I'm writing to complain about an inaccuracy in part of the article "Good, Bad & Ugly" in the September 1998 issue. You were talking about "ethical hackers" and...
soderlum@...
Sep 15, 1998 10:06 pm
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... That sounds as if someone has confused Randal's case with someone else's. (Does anyone on the list know whose?) If there's going to be a retraction, it...
Tom Phoenix
rootbeer@...
Sep 15, 1998 10:37 pm
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To Randal Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, Steve Pacenka, Mark Soderlund, and other members of the FORS list: The complaint brought up by Mr. Soderlund is entirely...
Andrew Briney
abriney@...
Sep 16, 1998 3:26 pm
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Mr Briney, Many journalists have made the mistake of lumping Randal into a category with people who maliciously set about to do harm, or make headlines. Please...
Carl Dichter
cdichter@...
Sep 17, 1998 5:26 pm
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Good response, Carl. In the education biz, we call this "an educable moment." -- SP...
Steve Pacenka
sp17@...
Sep 17, 1998 5:50 pm
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... Anyone can make a mistake and in being willing to set the record right, Information Security Magazine sets itself ahead of the pack. Fortune magazine and...
I have decoded the two overlapping lines in Cower's statement: "I [line 1] thought this unusual since I have met Randal on a couple of previous occasions and...
Jeffrey Kegler
jeffrey@...
Oct 2, 1998 10:17 pm
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... Jeffrey> Randal's explanation for his failure to recognize Cower is Jeffrey> simple enough. A large number of police and Intel folks Jeffrey> swarming...
Randal Schwartz
merlyn@...
Oct 11, 1998 1:00 am
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Hello, I have just accepted a position with a company as the network/system admin. As I see it that means running vulnerability testing, however, I would like...
Tobias Kohlenberg
tkohlenb@...
Nov 19, 1998 7:36 pm
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... No, basically. I don't know of any boilerplate, and I don't know of anyone licensed to practice law who follows the list, unless Tom Tintera still does. ...
Jeffrey Kegler
jeffrey.kegler@...
Nov 23, 1998 1:26 am
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... In my eyes, this is not true. (And remember, I am not a lawyer!) Randal was convicted of accessing a computer without authorization. If you write up a...
Rogier Wolff
R.E.Wolff@...
Nov 23, 1998 7:01 pm
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... IANAL, but I don't agree. Randal need only have been authorized by Intel to do what he did for it to be legal. (Count 1 was unauthorized access; counts 2&3...
Dave Sill
ds-fors@...
Nov 23, 1998 7:02 pm
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... If I were the client, I'd run away screaming. :-) I think you need to specific about what kinds of "odd" access are allowed. E.g., (and IANAL): Consultant...
Dave Sill
ds-fors@...
Nov 24, 1998 1:38 pm
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... Hmm. You might be the type of client that actually reads the contract before signing it. In my experience that's highly unusual. It is also very unusual...
Rogier Wolff
R.E.Wolff@...
Nov 24, 1998 3:13 pm
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... It is rather nitty in this context, I admit, but important in several others that Randal was not convicted of theft for the very basic reason he was never ...
Jeffrey Kegler
jeffrey.kegler@...
Nov 30, 1998 3:45 am
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The Friends of Randal Schwartz mail lists are moving to a new server. The new address for posts is fors-discuss@... (telelists, not teleport). The...
Mike Northam
mbn@...
Dec 23, 1998 9:30 pm
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In case you'd like to say your piece to an audience that is listening and debating about me in public, check out comp.security.unix, in the thread with a...
Randal L. Schwartz
merlyn@...
Jan 26, 1999 2:45 pm
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In Cybersalem 14 there is a quote attributed to Kenneth Rosenblatt, an observation supposedly of his views on acting as a prosecutor in a criminal case where...
Jeffrey Kegler
jeffrey@...
Jan 27, 1999 8:08 pm
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There are now over 2000 signatures on the Open Letter to Intel. Signature 2000 was Dale Lakes. In terms of number and quality of signatures, the point has been...
Jeffrey Kegler
jeffrey@...
Feb 3, 1999 6:07 am
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Anders Anderson has pointed out to me that spammer's have used the signer's list for the Letter to Intel to find addresses. I've added a string to the email...
Jeffrey Kegler
jeffrey@...
Feb 20, 1999 5:33 am
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[Sorry for the late announcement... I thought they had already sent this out, but they reported troubles in posting it to the list. -- merlyn] 2/23/99-JACPH ...
Randal L. Schwartz
merlyn@...
Feb 21, 1999 4:19 pm
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I believe the projected Wired story on Randal's case may be dead. My contacts at Wired have moved on and the reporter does not return my calls or emails. ...
Jeffrey Kegler
jeffrey@...
Apr 25, 1999 9:51 pm
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For some reason, I got a chuckle out of this. -- Name: Randal L. Schwartz / Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095 Keywords: Perl training, UNIX[tm]...
Randal L. Schwartz
merlyn@...
May 8, 1999 2:21 am
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Since November 1, 1993, I've been entangled in a legal case with which most of you are familiar. It began with a search of my house and interrogation and...
Randal L. Schwartz
merlyn@...
Jul 14, 1999 12:58 am
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... Hash: SHA1 In message <LYR22907-380250-1999.07.13-17.55.41--cms#home.demon.co.uk@te lelists.com>, Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@...> writes ... ...
Cliff Stanford
cms@...
Jul 14, 1999 2:26 am
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I'm a rabid atheist, so I cant pray for you, but I wish you every luck with your appeal, both for yourself and for the computer community in general. Dave M. ...