>On 7/2/02 3:06 PM Ryan Coleman edified us all by writing: > >... >>phreaking /freek'ing/ n. [from `phone phreak'] 1. The art and >>science of cracking the phone network (so as, for example, to make >>free long-distance calls). 2. By extension, security-cracking in any >>other context (especially, but not exclusively, on communications >>networks) (see cracking). >... > >Excellent (condensed) history and explanation, Ryan - best outside of >some 2600 articles I've (allegedly) read in local bookstores (only >allegedly, in case some offical types are monitoring this list)... :-)
Thank you very much. I didn't understand it myself until I read that definition a few dozen times. I would write more but since I was gone all my night my cat decided to stick her hot body in my nose which is already coated with sweat. Yuck. Cat hair on my nose. MUST GET SELF CLEAN ;-) -- Ryan Coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coleman Web/Internet Services http://www.coleman-web.net (612) 378-7901 -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
