> > Item Subject: Reply: How do I break MPE secur > James McGovern ([log in to unmask]) writes: > > >I would like information on how to hack the MPE operating system. > > My suggestion would be to make sure you try to hack a system which belongs > to someone who won't hesitate to prosecute. By sending this e-mail to > advertise that you want to hack a system, you wouldn't have much of a chance > with an "I didn't know" defense. As far as I'm concerned, anyone stupid enough > to assist something this stupid should also be prosecuted as an accomplice. > Actually, it's important for systems managers to know how people can attack your system. I managed to snag a document on hacking the hp3000 that was floating around on the Internet. I forwarded this to Isaac, in the hopes that it could be useful material for SIGSYSMAN. I considered sending it to this list, but have not done so up to this point. Security through obscurity is certainly nonsense. Jim --- ===================================================================== M-Net -- America's First Public Access Unix System Now running BSD/386 Version 1.1 (313) 996-4644 (14400-8N1) -or- telnet m-net.arbornet.org [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]