From: xenon@yabbs To: cosmos@yabbs Subject: re: oasswd Date: Thu Oct 28 18:55:43 1993 this discussion reminds me of the new user questioneer discussion posted earlier. one of the defenses for having one of these rediulous questioneers was to keep users like this intruder fellow away so the" could talk in peace. i wont rehash everything that wuz said cuz its all on disk if ya wanna go back and look. my point is, intruder came on here and wasnt informed enuff in his BSing so that other users could instantly tell that he was a beginner. everyone makes mistakes and the smart ones will learn from their mistakes. inturder received a quick,light, and deserved ride down to earth from the users who bothered to respond. if hes smart, hell keep his mouth shut and learn from the numerous resources on the internet. if hes smart, he will learn from this experiance and his next questions will be phrased in a more humble and intelligent way. Im not sayin that intruder SHOULDNT ask quetions, im sayin that he should do sum learning and research on his own before asking those questions. im not sayin that itll be a quick ride, ive been hacking round on computers fer YEARS and I still dont know shit. if ya really wanna know, ya gotta put a lot of time and effort into it and dont act as if yer gods gift to the hackers. stay cool...chill...and observe. keep yer senses open and digest everything you can... ok, intruder fucked up. thats still no reason fer those questioneers that can reach pages in length. he got his reward fer acting brash...and if it keeps happening...im sure hell get more than just a tounge lashing. who knows what hell become in a few years, tho. the "underground" needs to keep its member list growing and those people strong. its gonna be a tough ride, but its sumthin that NEEDS to be done to keep Big Brother out of our lives... stay / Xenon