Ken and all are quite correct.  At Hughes A.C. at that time we changed all
our welcomes to include something like this:
 
*     >>>>>> In Support of Hughes Aircraft Company <<<<<<<      *
*  Private System -Authorized Access for Company Business Only  *
 
 
jerry
 
 
In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
says...
>
>Cynthia D. Bridges-Fowler wrote:
>
>>......  While I don't know what a "welcome" message on Brian's system
>>might say, we've been advised here not to include the word "welcome" or
>>any other word that could be construed as "welcoming" anyone onto our
>>system due to a court case regarding hacking that was thrown out.
>>Apparently, the site that was hacked had a "welcome" message, so the
>>court said since they "welcomed" the hacker onto their system, they
>>could not seek damages for the mischief he caused. A word to the wise....
>
>True fact.  I think it was a DOD-wide directive that came out like
> a couple years ago, telling system managers to scrub the word
>"welcome" & etc. from logon screens;  for exactly the reason that
>Cynthia mentions...
>
>.......  So if I hang a sign that says "Welcome" on the side of my
>house, and I happen to forget to lock the front door one day,
>can someone can walk in and totally trash the place, and still
>say that I invited them in ??.......  Only in America, with 10+ times
>the number of per-capita lawyers than Japan.....
>
>Ken Sletten
 
--
Former Hughes Aircraft employee, NOW  \\|//  an Outsourcee 4 CSC
+-----------------------+My opinions  |O-O|  are JUST THAT !!!
| Jerry Bostick         +----------oOO-(_)-OOo-----------------+
| Computer Systems Engineer Specialist, Senior                 |
| Computer Sciences Corp.  work fax.:   619 573-3161           |
| 5021 Kearny Mesa Rd.   home-e-mail: [log in to unmask]       |
| San Diego, Ca. 92123   work-e-mail: [log in to unmask] |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+