"Harlan Grove" wrote in:

David R. Norton MVP wrote...
"Harlan Grove" wrote in:
Password cracking isn't necessarily illegal. Why assume OPs have illegal
intent?

Why assume they don't have illegal intent? It seems to me you'd have to at
least consider the possibility of illegal intent and there's no way to tell
on Usenet if you're being told the truth or a story, is there?

No, there's no way to prove anyone else's intentions, on Usenet or in
the real world. So does one walk around assuming everyone else is a
criminal?

No, but one should consider the possibility.

so, for those whose first impression is that everyone else is a
criminal, how should one deal with the OP's request? Certainly not
provide the requested advice. That won't do! Remain silent (i.e., just
don't reply)? For the busy-body sorts, that won't do either! The
obvious answer is to become a net-nanny! How silly of me not to have
realized that.

How silly of you to have posted the above idiocy. The sensible response
would be to tell the OP to contact a local computer shop who can send someone
on site, verify the legitimacy of the request and act accordingly.


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David R. Norton MVP