Edited by author 08-14-2002 01:42 PM
FedEx is a pin prick compared to the hole I was referring to.

Is the bandwidth of Internet connections infinitely large, or can unauthorized use lower the performance for the people the connections were built for? This is like the early days of breaking into computers by telephone connection. The intruders would say that they are not tampering with data bases, they are not stealing copyrighted material, they just using some of the computer time and resources for their own purposes, but this is not infinite, and it has perceived value, and is a doorway for more serious threats.

Perhaps the FBI should hire some wardrivers to give out e-traffic tickets to businesses that are putting the nation's infrastructure at risk by operating without proper security.