RE: Speaking of security...

From: McCall, Bill (BMccall@private)
Date: Tue Nov 06 2001 - 16:32:11 PST

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    Did you tell them or keep the joke to yourself?
    
    bill mccall
    
    
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Alan [mailto:alan@private]
    Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 2:30 PM
    To: crime@private
    Subject: Speaking of security...
    
    
    I find this both extreamly funny and frightening at the same time. 
    
    faa.gov is an open mail relay.
    
    This means that anyone can forge mail that looks like it comes from the FAA.
    
    Want to ban laptops on flights? Screaming babies? Silly string?  Now is your
    
    chance.
    
    It also begs the question of whether the rest of the silly rules involving 
    nail clippers and the like are the result of forged e-mail.  (Nah! Too 
    rational.)
    
    You would think that the people who are charged with securing planes would
    do 
    a better job securing their servers...
    
    It does explain a lot though.
     
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