From: maedhros@yabbs
To: feotus@yabbs
Subject: re: yes & no
Date: Wed Feb  9 20:49:19 1994

  Well, I'm not sure if what this institution's done to deserve anything, 
but since you've always presented yourself as level-headed I'll grant you 
the assumption that they had it coming.  I don't know if two rights make a 
wrong, but I'm not a good judge because it sure makes me feel good to 
screw over someone who's "had it coming".  But, more to the point, I was 
worried about what precedence you might be laying down.  While I'm sure 
your net access in itself is rather harmless, I was worried about what 
kind of lifestyle that thinking can create.  For instance, using the same 
justification, I could steal cable TV, credit card numbers (corporate ones 
at least, as they don't hurt a someone but rather a something), and any 
other of a number of things.  
  It's not that I think your thinking is wrong, it's just that I think 
it's easily subject to abuse.  Or, to put it bluntly, I don't think you 
mean any harm, but living by your own applications, I could interpret them 
to cause a lot of harm.  While the act seems rational, the reasons seem 
subject to abuse by another party.
  BTW, congrats on the BBS.  It's mighty nice to see so many pc systems 
supporting BBS's for free.  We've got a lot of them in my neck of the 
woods and they bring in a lot of info for people not in college who 
wouldn't normally have any access at all.

*Maedhros bows flourishing his ridiculously plumed hat*

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