Actually, no it's not nonsense, John. I've heard some stories about some of the actions that US Customs & Border Patrol have taken with certain individuals entering the country. And there was a story about this on Ed Foster's GripeLine Blog over on Infoworld's site (see http://weblog.infoworld.com/gripeline/archives/2008/02/laptop_searches.html ).
You may not know Ed Foster, but trust me, he wouldn't talk about this without solid background information. So there is some validity with the general suggestion to be cautious when entering the US with a laptop. The slightly racist wisecrack, however, should be ignored. 73, ron w3wn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of john Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] logs on laptops It's also nonsense, from a habitual US basher and list troll. John K5MO ---- lmecseri -KE1F <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What a sad but good advise for today's age. > > Lou KE1F > > Charles Harpole wrote: > > Now that it is common knowledge that US Customs Agents (and maybe > > other countries' agents) can and will search and even seize travelers' > > laptop computers at border crossings, it is even more important for > > DXpeditions, and others, to store their computer logs in several > > places and several media to avoid loss or delayed access. > > > > When entering the US, let the white guy carry the computer. 73 > > > > Charles Harpole > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > > > To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > > > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > > http://njdxa.org > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
