In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes: > In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] says... > > > > >At a seminar on security about a year or so ago, the speaker mentioned > >that, in a (then) recent computer hacker lawsuit, the hacker was ACQUITTED > >because, on the organization's computer, the word "Welcome" appeared in > >the system's welcome message. That might be stretching things a bit from > >our standpoint, yet that is exactly how the judge viewed it. So since we > >don't want to find ourselves in the same position as the lawsuit's > >organization, we've removed 'WELCOME' from all of our machines. Our > >"welcome message" says simply: > > > > ****************************************** > > * * > > * Kansas City, Kansas Public Library * > > * * > > ****************************************** > > > > > > I wonder, then, how they would interpret the word "Public" in your banner as > well. > -- > Mark Landin > T. D. Williamson, Inc. > UNIX Sys. Admin Mark, "Public" is part of our organizational name. Just because we are a "public" library does not give anyone license to hack into our computer and destroy our programs, erase our disk drives or databases, etc., does it? [Someone else asked me about a "Welcome" mat at my home. I don't have one...on purpose.] I'd never deny someone the right to dial in and LOOK at our catalog or come through our doors and look at or check out a book. However, when it comes to tampering with someone elses property (defacing the book, messing with the databases on the computers, injecting a virus onto someone's computer system, etc., don't you think the line should be drawn?? Perhaps you'd like a computer hacker to wreak havoc on YOUR system, eh? I would not wish that on my worst enemy. I choose not to be that immature. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Cynthia D. Bridges-Fowler Phone: 1-913 279-2361 Computer Systems Supervisor Kansas City, Kansas Public Library Fax: 1-913 551-3221 625 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, Kansas 66101-2805 email: [log in to unmask] All opinions expressed are strictly personal. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,