[4231] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: re-mail
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonid S Knyshov)
Sat Feb 1 03:02:24 1997
To: Adam.Drobnis@bankerstrust.com
Cc: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu, xande@venus.rdc.puc-rio.br
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 21:00:23 PST
From: wiseleo@juno.com (Leonid S Knyshov)
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Adam:
The way this question is stated, it suggests that it is not going to be
used for constructive purposes. If someone asks how to get /etc/passwd
or something like it, chances are very slim that it is a legitimate
reason.
Based on the grammar and language style used, I have many ways to
describe the person who wrote that and why they did it.
I guess a term AOL'er can be applicable in this case. (Note: I am
impartial toward America Online Inc.)
Leo.
On 30 Jan 1997 13:40:55 -0500 "Adam Drobnis"
<Adam.Drobnis@bankerstrust.com> writes:
>If I may interject, why wouldn't Alexandre need to ask this question
>if he had
>a legitimate reason for attempting to crack a password file?
>I may be naive in my assessment of his request, but, if one knows how
>to crack
>an encrypted password file, can they not, in turn, provide a better
>defense
>from future
>attacks?
