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Re: Fwd: How to Steal a Mainframe


From: Arthur Clune <ajc22 () york ac uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:32:01 +0100

--On 05/09/03 21:56:21 -0400 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

Even
a *small* S/390 or z-series system can have 48 channel cables on it, 128
is not at all uncommon - and IBM uses some pretty hefty screws to hold
them in place.

Just to point out the (maybe) obvious - why unscrew all those screws when you can just cut the cables? After all, you are *stealing* the thing. Allow a little extra time to tidy up all those loose ends of cables (shove them back under the floor?)
and away you go.

Arthur

--
Arthur Clune, Systems Security Advisor, The Computing Service
University of York, UK, YO10 5DD.  +44 (0) 1904 433129

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