On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 23:01:53 -0700 (PDT), "W�rm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> There is *one* possibility beyond the obvious
> however...which is that someone send you the string
> "+++ATDT[number]" - a common attack on
> internet...stupid modems will receive commands from
> anyone...sad really.
> - W0rm
Wouldn't it be possible for some sociopath to pick on
random victims by running some program that would send
dial strings to random IP numbers? The program would
not even have to know whether the random IP numbers are
online. Odds are that some of the random IP numbers
would get hit. The sociopath might be one with a
mentality typified by the well-known little rhyme that
goes like this: "I shot an arrow into the air. Where
it lands I do not care."
Do you think something like that might have happened?
If so, isn't there a very good chance that the
sociopath would soon get caught by use of tracking
technology? The ISPs and telcos would probably make a
concerted effort to track him down because this kind
of illegal activity is far worse than mere spamming.
Sam Heywood
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