Friday, September 10, 2004
Hacker? I hardly KNOW her
So, I WAS all excited about my new little Google bar over there on the side, and how I figured out the code and everything (Go on and do a search in it! You know you want to!), but then what should be waiting for me in my e-mail this morning but the following:
Now, not that I have to plead my case to any of y'all, especially after yesterday's debacle, but can I just say, WHAT!?!?? Where the hell is this coming from!?!?! Seriously, I'm lucky to understand the code that I do, and even then, I wouldn't call it "understanding"; I'm more like a trained chimp, just kind of doing what I see without knowing how it actually works. I have no idea how to hack into any computer whatsover -- hell, the thought of going into Windows to fix things gives me the heebs. And if it's what I posted yesterday, well, I don't know how it could be since I didn't do anything that I haven't seen other computer geeks do when they're asking questions about error messages, but I thought I was doing the one guy a favor by not posting his e-mail.
Anyway, I e-mailed Netzero back and told them that I had no idea what they're talking about but that I'm a newspaper reporter and that it could be someone retaliating against me for whatever, so they're looking into it. Tara, meanwhile, suggested that it might be my sister being a twat. Sadly, I can't say that would surprise me.
Oh, whatEVER.
Hello,
We have received a complaint regarding attempts by your account to gain unauthorized access to another computer. While we haven't taken action against your account, such attempts are strictly against our policies and are grounds for the termination of your membership.
According to the NetZero Guidelines for Acceptable Use (http://www.netzero.com/legal/accept_use.html):
2.0 Prohibited Uses of NetZero Services.
System and Network Security. Any violations of NetZero's system or network security are strictly prohibited. Security violations include, without limitation: (i) attempts to compromise the security of any Internet account or website; (ii) altering the header information of email or Usenet postings or other activity that conceals your email address or prevents recipients from responding to email messages you send; (iii) interference with service to any user, hosting or network provider (including, without limitation, mail-bombing or news-bombing, flooding, overloading a system, broadcast attacks, disrupting Internet relay chat channels or Usenet newsgroups, placing false bids on auction sites); (iv) use or distribution of tools designed to compromise security (including without limitation cracking tools, banner blockers, network probing tools, and password or credit card probes and decryption devices, and other guessing programs) of any computer system or network; (v) transferr! ing excessive amounts of data through NetZero's network; (vi) misuse or abuse of account access and passwords; and (vii) reselling any aspect of the NetZero Services or NetZero Site.
You may not continue to use your NetZero account in this fashion, failing which your account will be terminated without further notice.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely, ...
We have received a complaint regarding attempts by your account to gain unauthorized access to another computer. While we haven't taken action against your account, such attempts are strictly against our policies and are grounds for the termination of your membership.
According to the NetZero Guidelines for Acceptable Use (http://www.netzero.com/legal/accept_use.html):
2.0 Prohibited Uses of NetZero Services.
System and Network Security. Any violations of NetZero's system or network security are strictly prohibited. Security violations include, without limitation: (i) attempts to compromise the security of any Internet account or website; (ii) altering the header information of email or Usenet postings or other activity that conceals your email address or prevents recipients from responding to email messages you send; (iii) interference with service to any user, hosting or network provider (including, without limitation, mail-bombing or news-bombing, flooding, overloading a system, broadcast attacks, disrupting Internet relay chat channels or Usenet newsgroups, placing false bids on auction sites); (iv) use or distribution of tools designed to compromise security (including without limitation cracking tools, banner blockers, network probing tools, and password or credit card probes and decryption devices, and other guessing programs) of any computer system or network; (v) transferr! ing excessive amounts of data through NetZero's network; (vi) misuse or abuse of account access and passwords; and (vii) reselling any aspect of the NetZero Services or NetZero Site.
You may not continue to use your NetZero account in this fashion, failing which your account will be terminated without further notice.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely, ...
Now, not that I have to plead my case to any of y'all, especially after yesterday's debacle, but can I just say, WHAT!?!?? Where the hell is this coming from!?!?! Seriously, I'm lucky to understand the code that I do, and even then, I wouldn't call it "understanding"; I'm more like a trained chimp, just kind of doing what I see without knowing how it actually works. I have no idea how to hack into any computer whatsover -- hell, the thought of going into Windows to fix things gives me the heebs. And if it's what I posted yesterday, well, I don't know how it could be since I didn't do anything that I haven't seen other computer geeks do when they're asking questions about error messages, but I thought I was doing the one guy a favor by not posting his e-mail.
Anyway, I e-mailed Netzero back and told them that I had no idea what they're talking about but that I'm a newspaper reporter and that it could be someone retaliating against me for whatever, so they're looking into it. Tara, meanwhile, suggested that it might be my sister being a twat. Sadly, I can't say that would surprise me.
Oh, whatEVER.
