F I D O N E W S -- Vol.12 No.51 (18-Dec-1995) +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | A newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: | | FidoNet BBS community | "FidoNews" BBS | | _ | +1-519-570-4176 | | / \ | | | /|oo \ | | | (_| /_) | | | _`@/_ \ _ | | | | | \ \\ | Editors: | | | (*) | \ )) | Donald Tees 1:221/192 | | |__U__| / \// | Sylvia 1:221/194 | | _//|| _\ / | | | (_/(_|(____/ | | | (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. | | | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | Submission address: editors 1:1/23 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MORE addresses: | | | | submissions=> editor@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca | | Don -- don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca | | Sylvia max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | For information, copyrights, article submissions, | | obtaining copies of fidonews or the internet gateway faq | | please refer to the end of this file. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ======================================================================== Table of Contents ======================================================================== 1. Articles...................................................... 2 Preventing Computer Thefts.................................. 2 ATTENTION: CANADIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSOPS.................. 3 SHARING-the FidoNet World Class, Global Communication Echo.. 4 A Silent Cry................................................ 7 2. Fidonews Information.......................................... 8 FidoNews 12-51 Page: 2 18 Dec 1995 ======================================================================== Articles ======================================================================== Preventing Computer Thefts by the Peel Regional Police (forwarded by Nigel Allen 1:250/438) Computer Thefts - Help Us Help You [Notes from Nigel Allen: Here is a press release from the Peel Regional Police, an agency that serves the cities of Brampton and Mississauga in the province of Ontario, in Canada. I found the press release on the Canada NewsWire web site at http://www.newswire.ca/ I do not work for the Peel Regional Police, but I thought that the subject would be of particular interest to the readers of FidoNews.] COMPUTER THEFTS - HELP US HELP YOU BRAMPTON, Ont., Dec. 13 /CNW/ - Peel Regional Police are concerned by the number of burglaries into area businesses. The property being stolen in the vast majority of break-ins is computer equipment. Patrol Officers from 21 Division noted that many businesses seem unaware that they were making themselves easy targets. Their investigations revealed that thieves are cruising industrial areas looking for the glow of ``screen savers'' or computer equipment that is left unsecured and in plain view, near windows or glass doors. In a number of offences the culprits reached in and pulled the equipment through a broken or open window. Both computer equipment and the information stored in it is obviously of great value to the victim company. Therefore common sense demands that some precautions be taken to reduce the risk of the equipment's theft. Peel Regional Police Crime Prevention Services has several suggestions: - Consider the design of the premises. The longer it takes thieves to get out of the building with your goods, the better the chance of them being caught or deciding to go elsewhere. - Turn off the computer monitors at the conclusion of the work day. - Install alarms on doors and windows. It is essential there be no delay built into the alarm. Many thieves may be in and gone in the 30 or 60 second delay built into most alarm systems. Audible alarms (bells, sirens) and flashing strobe lights draw attention to the crime. It will increase the likelihood of the criminals being seen and may frighten them off empty handed. FidoNews 12-51 Page: 3 18 Dec 1995 - Enroll in operation Provident. This is a free service of the Peel Regional Police. The company will be assigned a number which you mark on all your office equipment and computers. The company will also be supplied with stickers to affix to doors and windows giving notice to thieves that your property is marked and registered with police. This program will deter potential burglars. It makes stolen property less valuable to the thief and assists police to recover and return stolen goods. To participate call Peel Regional Police, Crime Prevention Services (905) 453-2121, extension 4021. Each company's security needs are different. Peel Regional Police Crime Prevention Services can assist companies in developing strategies that will deal with threats to their assets. For further information call Constable Henri Berube, Crime Prevention Services at (905) 453-2121, extension 4021. For further information: Constable Henri Berube, Crime Prevention Services, (905) 453-2121, extension 4021; Sergeant Peter Morgan, Media Relations, (905) 453-2121, extension 4032 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: CANADIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSOPS I am with the Ontario Provincial Police, stationed in Brantford, Ont. I understand you may be able to assist me in in searching for other police officers that are operating bulletin boards. I'm involved in E-Mail for two networks: The National Law Enforcement Message System [NLEMS] and the PoliceNet Mail System [NLETS]. I would like to locate any Police Officers that are operating bulletin boards for either their home or office use. I would like to advise the officers there are two INTERNATIONAL Police Networks dedicated to their field. These networks are restricted to Law Enforcement and support personnel. Various related topics are discussed from one Province to another and State to State. The network has even expanded into Europe. Each network carries about 20 conferences that can be transferred either in FIDO format or QWK packets depending on the hub you choose. The traffic is light to moderate at times. Talk to the officers that were at the scene of the Oklahoma disaster. Grave situations such as this require an extra special person to conduct their jobs professionally. Learn from others - how to become more efficient with your skills. Know where and when specific seminars are going to take place. Read about the latest trials from the officers perspectives. Know when another brother has died and it is not published in your local papers. FidoNews 12-51 Page: 4 18 Dec 1995 Officers interested please leave a message for; Paul Croteau (Canada East) 1:221/1506 or Internet: Paul.Croteau@Eclec.com Excalibar Police BBS (519)758-1173 Or Bob Eden (Canada West) 1:153/900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARING-the FidoNet World Class, Global Communication Echo Christopher Baker Rights On!, 1:374/14 Titusville_FL_USA There's a new Echo in town dedicated to the REAL spirit of FidoNet Sysoping. It's called SHARING. Here's the blurb from the EListing: What Sysops will see and learn in SHARING will make it "the place to be." What they will see will be up to them but there will be laughter and wonders and mysteries of FidoNet technology will be explained. SHARE the wonderful experience of our hobby. This Echo will be Awesome. It's the Swiss Army knife of information! There's plenty to learn. Sysops can SHARE everything! Every Sysop in the FidoNet phonebook [Nodelist] is invited to participate but we will have a few simple rules. POLITENESS to each other is EXPECTED! It is REQUIRED! The few off-topic topics are contained in the accompanying SHARING.RUL file. The Moderators reserve the right to declare off-topic any subject getting out of the bounds of politeness and cooperation. The Backbone or any backbone is off-topic automatically except as noted in the rules. mod Christopher Baker, 1:374/14 mod jim barchuk, 1:3646/23 mod Debra Milner, 1:112/285 mod Emeritus-Don Dawson, 1:150/730 Backbone status has just been [16 Dec 95] applied for so find a local link or contact one of the above via Netmail. SHARING also may be found on the Region 18 backbone and ProtoStar and the Southern Star for folks with existing links there. Bill Hausler at 1:141/991 also Hubs this Echo about. Here's the SHARING Echo Guidelines for those without a copy of the current ELRUL file: --- Following message extracted from SHARING @ 1:374/14 --- By Christopher Baker on Fri Dec 15 00:46:19 1995 From: Christopher Baker To: All Date: 15 Dec 95 00:46:10 Subj: SHARING Echo Guidelines - regular repost FidoNews 12-51 Page: 5 18 Dec 1995 From: [by Don Dawson] To: Y'all Date: 4 Aug 95 22:27:48 Subj: Da Rulz Sorry, it's dirty work but someone has to do it. :-) What is this echo? ------------------ FidoNet is a World Class, Global, Communications Network of, by and for FidoNet Sysops around the Globe. There are other FTN networks but none are of the size of FidoNet. What Sysops will see and learn in SHARING will make it "the place to be". What might they see? We don't have an agenda, hidden or otherwise, but I'm sure we'll laugh at ourselves, cry for each other and everyone will be "just themselves". The wonders and mysteries of FidoNet Technology will be explained!. Learn how and where files fall into dishes. Learn how and where files pop out of the InterNet tunnel. Learn how to eat the Echomail Elephant rather than have it eat you! Learn how to send e-mail to anywhere on the Globe often with a local phone call, including to AOL, Prodigy, C$erve, and perhaps that office down the street. Learn there's no such thing as FREE! SHARE the wonderful experience of our hobby. This echo is Awesome, it's the Swiss Army knife of information! There's plenty to learn, learn, learn and it doesn't matter what hardware, operating system, mailer or BBS Software a sysop uses. Sysops can share those funny experiences we all have. One of mine is a brief story about NERF.BAT. We can laugh with each other and cry with each other. Yes, tragedy, sometimes simple, sometimes bizarre, hits us all. Why not share it? There's good news too: someone is a new parent for the first time, a new grandparent even. Sysops find good deals on all sorts of goods and services. Why not SHARE where, how much and how good so we can all get the most out of our hobby budget? Please! -------- What won't you see? No anger. No threats. No intimidation. No inappropriate language. And none of that politistrivial junk so common in other Sysop Echos. No Zeroes. No Binary addresses allowed. If you're a 0 or a 1, stay away! No a.k.a.'s allowed! Use your real, primary address or stay out, especially those 0's and 1's! Simple enough? Every Sysop in any FTN phonebook is invited to participate, invited to just be themselves and SHARE the FidoNet Technology Experience. FidoNet Technology Sysops are *very* special people, this echo is by, for and about them. FidoNews 12-51 Page: 6 18 Dec 1995 Politeness to each other is EXPECTED! It IS REQUIRED. Almost no topic is "off topic" except as noted below. The Moderators reserve the right to BAN any topic. I reserve the right to "suspend discussion" of a topic for a time certain. Be CERTAIN of your FACTS, NAME names, don't take the cowards way out by using "They said, He said". Be SPECIFIC. There are three Moderators. They are: Christopher Baker; jim barchuk; and Debra Milner. They are the only ones who will make Moderatorial pronouncments to anyone else. Leave any Moderating to them. We don't expect to have to do much in the way of moderating in a friendly and cooperative Echo. Definitions: ------------ Phonebook: The Nodelist FidoGawd: (or its variations) are prohibited from this Echo. Fight-o-Net: (or its variations) are also prohibited. Policy: Policy4 as indicated in the nodelist. The ONLY policy. If your zone/region/net also has a local policy, be specifc. If you use Policy by itself, POLICY4 is assumed. EchoPol: It does not exist, never did. Maybe never will. CRP: Cost Recovery Plan/Program. I prefer Cost Sharing but you call it what you wish. CRaP: Something that sometimes accompanies particpation in a CRP. It is and is intended to be an unflattering term. Grunt Sysop: All 30,000+ PEOPLE in the FidoNet phonebook and or any FTN phone book. backbone: or Backbone, whichever you prefer is OFF Topic [except we we will share how to get an Echo on the Backbone if asked.] As Mr. Bartles and Mr. James are known to say: Thank you for your support! Short and sweet (?) Moderator Emeritus, former 1:150/730 B-) Don TTFN. Chris FidoNews 12-51 Page: 7 18 Dec 1995 Christopher Baker jim barchuk Debra Milner Moderators, SHARING -30- We invite you to join us in a friendly and cooperative Echo for FidoNet Sysops who don't need someone standing over them with a club to behave like adults and who would prefer a Sysop Echo with less tar. [grin] TTFN. Chris ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A Silent Cry by Michele Stewart 1:369/21 A few days ago the parents of young Jimmy Ryce, missing since September after he stepped off his school bus in South Florida, were told their son was never coming home. After a 3 month, exhaustive search for this child, a lead resulted in the FBI and other authorities obtaining a search warrant for the trailer home of a 28 year old Cuban Immigrant, who was in possession of Jimmy's bookbag and contents. The confession followed shortly after. This man kidnapped, sexually molested and mutilated the body of Jimmy Ryce, and buried the parts approximately 6 miles from Jimmy's home. The remains have been discovered. And all I read in Fidonews is about the petty squabbling of individuals as their egos clash over who said what to whom and why. One man gets excommunicated and forms a new net. Another raises arguments about an Interim RC and calls the Z1C names for who knows what. And while all of this so called back stabbing, ego stroking, dictatorship complaining was going on... a little boy was molested and murdered. We are now one week away from Channukah and two weeks away from Christmas. A time for peace on earth and goodwill toward man. A time when we're told we should be putting aside our differences and work together to achieve one more step towards understanding our neighbors. A time to love. A time to care. A time to hope. But not for Jimmy Ryce... nor for his parents. Think about it. FidoNews 12-51 Page: 8 18 Dec 1995 ======================================================================== Fidonews Information ======================================================================== ------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ---------------- Editors: Donald Tees, Sylvia Maxwell Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell, Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar Tom Jennings "FidoNews" BBS FidoNet 1:1/23 BBS +1-519-570-4176, 300/1200/2400/14400/V.32bis/HST(DS) more addresses: Don -- 1:221/192, don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca Sylvia- 1:221/194, max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Postal Service mailing address) FidoNews 128 Church St. Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2H 2S4 voice: (519) 570-3137 sylvia: (519) 579-8029 Fidonews is published weekly by and for the members of the FIDONET INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ELECTRONIC MAIL system. It is a compilation of individual articles contributed by their authors or their authorized agents. 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