Re:just my two cents (Score 1)

Out of curiosity, what do your comments have to do with this story?... ...But your comments about "oh, some people are poking around because they're curious and don't mean any harm" just don't apply to this situation. forgive me if i wasn't clear. perhaps i should have indicated that me post wasn't commenting as much on the contents of the story as it was on the contents of other posts. several of these posts had strayed from the original story and had begun addressing the issue of people "poking around" and how much time and trouble they cause the sysadmins. my point was merely that this "wasted" time is in fact not wasted if you walk away from the incident with everything you started with plus a tighter security system. in the end, the time spent addressing these "petty" break-ins will help you prevent incidents like the one presented in the article. As someone else said, if you want to learn how systems work, buy a PC, install Linux (or the *BSD of your choice) on it and use that for testing. i agree wholeheartedly, which is why i began my post with "I'm not justifying anyone's actions" (e.g. i am not commenting on the moral implications of people snooping around.)