That's a really dirty trick!! Curious - is that legal? Or could they charge you with littering, vandalism, something like that?
-Ben >From: Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Yahoo Groups >Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:15:50 -0600 > >Hey, I said they were funny! > >As for the serious stalker problems, needing to contact authorities like >the >police isn't really a sad indication of our social system, which I think >you >were kinda getting at, so much as a sad indication of what amounts to a >mental disorder on the part of the stalker. > >I have a little personal experience with this, so that's just why it >tweaked >my attention. But the original suggestions were a bit funny. Like getting >back at an annoying neighbor by ordering a delivery of 5 yards of dirt to >their address and paying for it in advance. > >-Kevin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1:17 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Yahoo Groups > > > > > > 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
