[geeks] This is why I hate people who THINK they have a clue

[Benjamin Gardiner]

Michael A. Turner wrote:

> Here are two messages that came into our technical contacts e-mail address.
> 
> First Message :
> 
> From: jim [mailto:timewarp at us.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 7:28 PM
> To: domain-technical at whro.net
> Subject: Hit on my firewall
> 
> 
> This is from my event log, what are you trying to do accessing my computer.
> Should I contact the FBI? Please respond or I may pursue legal action  JF
>  
> OrgName:    WHRO 
> OrgID:      WHRO
> Address:    WHRO-TV
> Address:    5200 Hampton Boulevard
> City:       Norfolk
> StateProv:  VA
> PostalCode: 23508
> Country:    US
>  
> NetRange:   64.5.128.0 - 64.5.159.255 
> CIDR:       64.5.128.0/19 
> NetName:    WHRO-NET
> NetHandle:  NET-64-5-128-0-1
> Parent:     NET-64-0-0-0-0
> NetType:    Direct Allocation
> NameServer: NS1.WHRO.NET
> NameServer: NS2.WHRO.NET
> Comment:    ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE
> RegDate:    1999-12-14
> Updated:    2002-03-06
>  
> TechHandle: DTC3-ARIN
> TechName:   Contact, Domain Technical
> TechPhone:  +1-757-889-9400
> TechEmail:  domain-technical at whro.net 
>  
>   ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2003-07-21 19:15
>   Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS databas
> 
> 
> Note the complete lack of ANY info, unless the point was to let me know what
> my netblock was, which I was pretty familiar with before this. I
> particularly enjoy the reference to the FBI and the attempt to scare me
> here. Boy I am going to run out and get something done! Doesn't this guy
> realize that he is dealing with a bussiness?
> 
> 	Second E-mail, Note the time :
> 
> From: jim [mailto:timewarp at us.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 8:50 PM
> To: domain-technical at whro.net
> Subject: you loser
> 
> 
> Probably frustrated with women so sit in a basement somewhere trying to hack
> into other peoples computers. Loser
> 
> 	Once again more useless info. Everyone Knows I sit in a basement
> attempting to hack into other peoples computers :-). I have to wonder if
> this is a sysadmin somewhere or just a nut job. <sarcasm> I must agree
> though that one and a half hours after sending a message after bussiness
> hours is plenty of time to allow for a response. </sarcasm>
> 
> 
> Michael A. Turner
> Systems Engineer WHRO
> michael.turner at whro.org
> http://www.whro.org


I don't know, I work for a domain name registrar, and we get heaps and 
heaps of these sort of emails, but they are even more clueless.  The ip 
addresses and domain names, are nothing to do with us....

I usually send them a whole load of stuff from arin ripe or who ever, 
and the whois records, and am sometime rather blunt,

It is one thing that does annoy me.

Benjamin


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