Well, tell her to properly attribute all of the stuff on her website and hopefully the stalking will stop.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Candace Cottrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 11:59 AM Subject: RE: Yahoo Groups > As I am findoing out, there are 2 sides to every story. This friend was > allegedly stealing content from other people's site and calling it her > own among other deceptive idea snatching. So this person is trying to > get back at her for all the wrong she has allegedly done. > > Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer > The Children's Medical Center > One Children's Plaza > Dayton, OH 45404 > 937-641-4293 > http://www.childrensdayton.org > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/19/2002 3:15:50 PM >>> > 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 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
