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From: Gary Smith (bitbucket_at_example.com)
Date: 02/05/04 

Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 18:35:13 -0800

Colon Terminus <Colon_Terminus@hotmail.com> wrote:
> It means that anyone with physical access and a modicum of determination
> absolutely OWNS all your computers, every one of 'em.

But this has always been true, and not only with Windows systems. If you
don't have physical security, you don't have ANY security. 

-- 
Gary L. Smith                gls432@yahoo.com
Columbus, Ohio

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