numbers take advantage of this.
For example, even though you can't dial most 900 numbers, you can
still call numbers like USA Today's 1-900-555-5555, which are
specifically chosen to get around the 900 programming restrictions.
Oh yeah: I remember another one that triggered firm-wide security
checks: 2600 described a hole in DOS that could allow others to
execute commands on your system by virtue of defining function
key contents (F1, F2..) on the fly AND THEN EXECUTING THEM.
]
> Cummings apologized to the court for his "odd curiosity" of the past,
> insisting that he merely collected books and information and never
> caused harm to anyone. His lawyer pleaded with the judge to allow
> Cummings to pick up the pieces of his life and not be subjected to
> any more inhumane treatment.
[
I feel sick upon reading he felt compelled to apologize for books.
]
> Judge Panella passed sentence: 6 to 24 months plus a $3,000 fine.
>
> We have also learned of a very similar case that took place in Kentucky
> late last year where a man was accused of the same offense that Cummings
> was. In this instance, however, he was accused of actually selling the
> black box that allowed cellular phones to be cloned.
>
> This was far more than Ed was ever accused of - he merely sold kits that
> could be built into boxes. The man in Kentucky decided to fight the
> charges and he showed how there were many legitimate uses for cloned
> ph
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