Take it or leave it, these are only ideas. Whether they are good or bad ideas really does depend upon what the listener does with them and the outcome in that person's situation.
I suppose contacting the police could be useful, but isn't it sad to think we have no solution to privacy problems without the help of the 'proper authorities' (be they sysadmins, police, etc)? Isn't it even sadder to think that, in many circumstances, there is nothing they can do (and may not even acknowledge a real problem exists)? Personally, I like dealing with my own problems and ask for help when it's clear I will be in over my head. Anyone who's read Kevin Mitnick's book already knows the power you hold in overcoming obstacles through social engineering. Personally, I am constantly surprised at what people will believe, especially ones who are giving you their undivided attention. (For that matter, I am equally shocked by what they will deny and ignore in order to justify their own view of the world or protect their interests.) I'm not really suggesting anyone take a specific course of action, just thinking out loud about applications of security strategy applied to non-technical areas of our lives... Really, I would not do (and would not suggest anyone does) any of these things if I/he/she felt the action was uncalled for or dangerous in the situation. The important thing is that the person goes away. The way in which this happens, barring violence, destruction of property, or emotional damage, is secondary to achieving that goal. M -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:32 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Yahoo Groups While funny, these are exceptionally bad suggestions for dealing with real stalkers. Stalkers feed off of any interaction with the victim. Negative interaction works to fuel the situation just as much as positive interaction. The only good way of that I know to deal with it is to resort to a third-party authority. It is best if that is the police because then there is an official legal record. Calling domain owners and such may be small steps, but they lack in significant capabilities. -Kevin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
